Religious attractions of the holy city of Karbala (the shrine of Imam Abbas, peace be upon him)
Ruqayyah Ahmed Juma
Under the supervision of Lect. Dr. Shaimaa Ne’mah Muhammad
The Abbasid shrine is located approximately 350 meters from the northeastern side of the Husseini shrine, Imam Abbas bin Amir al-Mu’minin Ali bin Abi Talib, peace be upon him, the brother of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, and the bearer of his banner on the day of Ashura and his partner in martyrdom. He is one of the Alawite heroes whose fame reached the horizons of the world. He fought the bloody battle in the Karbala incident until he was martyred on the Euphrates River, called the Al-Alqami River.