A Study of the Exemplary Character of Hz. al-Abbas b. Ali and his Role in the Karbala Episode

In the Karbala episode the main effe tive character was Imam al-Husayn; his step-brother al-Abbas b. Ali stands next to him in importance. The article deals with the socio-educational context that resulted in al-`Abbas's impresive character before the Karbala episode as well as the impressions his character has left since his tragic martyrdom in Karbala.