Imam Zayn ul-Abidin is one of the founders of true piety and virtue of Islam . Historians
have reported that he used to seek Allah’s mercy for his uncle , al-Abbas , and used to
refer to him with the finest words of admiration and commendation . Listen to the
following valuable word of the Imam (a) : “Allah may have mercy upon my uncle , al-Abbas
. He preferred his brother to himself , did well , and sacrificed himself for his brother until
he lost his two hands for sake of such . Thus , Allah , instead of his two hands , will give him
two wings with which he will fly with the angels in Paradise , just like Ja’far ibn Abi-Talib .
In the sight of Allah the Blessed the Exalted , al-Abbas enjoys a peculiar rank for which all
the shahids will hope if they had its like on the day of Resurrection . ” The previous
statement of Imam Zayn ul-Abidin (a) includes the most significant sacrifices that al-
Abbas did towards his brother; Imam al-Hussein (a) . For sake of his brother , al-Abbas
sacrificed his two hands and went on resisting until he was felled . For these great
sacrifices , God will grant al-Abbas an unparalleled rank that all martyrs will wish if they had its like
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