Editing Abbas B. Ali B. Abu Taleb (section)

==Abbas in Mourning Rituals==
As one of the central participants in the drama of [[Karbala]], Abbas is celebrated both in [[Ta'ziya|taʿziya]] and related Muharram mourning rituals as the [[water]] carrier of the Ahl-e Bayt and the [[standard-bearer]] of Hussain. A certain parallel has been noticed between Muhammad b. al-Hanafiya—standard-bearer and champion of Ali in his own saga—and Abbas fulfilling the same warrior functions near Hsayn, who is seen as essentially involved in a spiritual combat.<ref>bibliog.: Calmard, p. 368, n. 813.</ref> Taʿziya scripts dedicate a complete cycle to Abbas’s deeds from birth to martyrdom.<ref>bibliog.: Rossi and Bombaci, Elenco.</ref> From the blessing (baraka) attached to his person derive some “miracle” themes celebrated in taʿziya. The representation of his martyrdom, generally performed on the eve of [[Ashura|Ashura]] (i.e., the evening of the ninth day, [[Tasu’a|Tasuʿa]]), features the most dramatic scenes found in taʿziya acting, particularly the scene picturing the veiled Abbas testing [[ʿAli-Akbar|Ali-Akbar]]’s valor. There is even a kind of theater the story of a purported Hindu actor playing the role of Abbas.<ref>ʿAbbas-e Hendi, Elenco, no. 3.</ref>

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