Abbas - The Standard Bearer of Husain

                           My brother, my brother

and with these words he surrendered his soul to his Maker: Husain fell unconscious on the dead body of Abbas with a cry:

O Abbas, who is left to protect me and Sakina after you?

The flow of Furat became dark as winter and a murmur arose from the flowing water as if to protest against the killing of a thirsty water-bearer on its banks.

Ref: Tears & Tributes, By Zakir Shaheed           

        Associates, India 1980.