Ashura’ Encyclopedia

A - Abdullah Ibn Abbas

Among the people who tried to stop the Imam from going to Karbala, when he was that the Imam would not change his mind he became sad. He was among the first to know of Imam Husayn's death. On the day of Ashura’, he saw in his sleep that his perfume had changed to blood, so he knew that Imam Husayn had been killed.

Ibn Abbas was the Prophet (pbuh&hf) and Imam Ali's cousin. He was a very well-known and respected figure in Quraish. He lost his vision near the end of his life and died in Al Ta'ef in 68 A.H. at the age of 70. Muhammad Ibn Al-Hanafiyyah, Imam Husayn's brother from his father's side, prayed on his body.