Two characteristics of Abbas are emboldened; insight and loyalty. All companions of Hussein were in possession of insight but in all practicality Abbas was more intuitive.

On the evening before The10thDay when the opportunity arose for Abbas to rescue himself from a disastrous situation – they offered him a safety in exchange for surrendering, the enemy said, ”we will protect you” – his reaction was so courageous that it made the enemy feel remorseful. He said, “Am I supposed to leave Hussein?

More so than any other time, the loyalty of Abbas is revealed, clearly, upon events that he approached at the Euphrates river – where he refused to drink water.