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Mashk'e Bawafa (Goat Skin Water-Carrier)

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Al-Abbas (a), a faithful and trustworthy advisor, was so devoted and loyal to his elder brother ─ his Master Imam al-Hussain (a), as he used to call him, that he obeyed his commands till his last breath. His efforts to satisfy God while carrying out his duties and his heroic martyrdom that he embraced on the battlefield of Karbala astonished the world.

On the day of Ashura, on the land of Nainawa which is also known as Karbala, Al-Abbas (a) came to his brother Imam Hussain (a) and asked him to let him go first into the battlefield and sacrifice his life for his brother but he was refused as Imam Hussain (a) said he could not bear his death as he was the only person whom he used to call his backbone.

On the very same day when the young children of the Hashemite clan could not tolerate thirst, 4 years old Shahzadi Sakinah (s), the most beloved daughter of Imam al-Hussain (a) asked her uncle, Abalfazl il-Abbas (a), to bring them some water. He couldn't refuse her. Instead of asking the Imam the same thing again, Abbas (a) went to him and asked to grant him the permission to bring some water for their thirsty children from the river Euphrates. Al-Hussain (a) couldn't say no to him again. So he granted him the permission, hugged him for the last time and kissed him goodbye.

With his courage, he drove away hordes of enemies and reached the banks of river Euphrates. Although he was thirsty himself, he never drank a drop of water. After filling the goatskin water-carrier (Mashk), while he was making his way towards the Imam’s camp, the coward enemy attacked him from all sides. One of his hands was severed as he was struck from behind by a spear.

He fought single-handedly with his left arm, which was also severed by the evil marauders. Nevertheless, he spurred his horse towards the Imam’s camp hoping to take water to the thirsty children. Alas, he was not destined to do so. The enemies burst upon him like a pack of jackals and shot arrows in his eye and at his chest piercing the goatskin water-carrier (Mashk) and making the water spill on the ground. He thus drank the cup of eternal martyrdom and left the memory of his great sacrifice to remain eternal in history.
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