THE STORY OF KARBALA - PART 9/01

THE STORY OF KARBALA - PART 9/01
THE MARTYRDOM OF ABBAS

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Now it was only Husayn and his half-brother Abbas left. Abbas asked for
permission to fight. Husayn wept and asked Abbas if he could go and fetch
water for the children, knowing very well what would be the result of that.

Abbas picked up a dry water-skin, took a lance in one hand and the standard
in the other and thus rode towards the river. Abbas was so tall that his
feet very nearly touched the ground while riding and he could be seen from a
distance among the enemy troops.

Abbas attacked the troops guarding the river banks with such valour and
ferocity that the troops had to run several hundred yards away from the bank.
Abbas dismounted from his horse, filled the skin with water and started to ride back towards his camp.

Watching this, Qays, the commander of the troops, shouted at them shaming
them and said:

"O cowards, you cannot stop a single man! Remember if any water reached
Husayn today, none of you will remain alive."

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