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Historians have also recorded that when the Umayyad army raided at the camp of Imam al-Hussein -after his martyrdom-, they robbed everything including the standard, which was borne by al-Abbas. In Syria, Yazid's sight fell on that standard that amazed him. He noticed that it was completely stabbed except the place of its handle from which it was carried. He asked about the bearer of that standard, and he was answered that it was al-Abbas ibn Ali. Very astonished by the courage of al-Abbas, Yazid turned his face to the attendants and said: "Look at this standard! It is stabbed in every place except its handle. This clearly means that its bearer was so courage and chivalrous that he faced all stabs and strokes without letting that standard fall from his hand. This is the true loyalty to brothers!!"
Hence, al-Abbas was called 'Hamil ul-Liwaa -the standard-bearer.'
KEBSH UL-KATEEBA
This title is exclusively given to the higher commander whose mission is to protect and manage his troops. Hence, this title was conferred upon al-Abbas for his unique courage and bravery during the battle of at-Taff when he protected the camp of Imam al-Hussein (a) and guarded the harem. In fact, the Umayyad army, including their commanders, feared from al-Abbas; therefore, they offered many seductive offers, such as the general commandment of the army, provided that he would leave the wing of Imam al-Hussein and join theirs.
Thus, when al-Abbas was martyred, Imam al-Hussein became helpless. He declared: "My spine is now broken and I have lost every resolution and my enemies are rejoicing at my misfortune."
In the same manner, by the martyrdom of al-Abbas, the eyes of his enemies, which could not see rest so long as he was there, became delighted, while the eyes of Imam al-Hussein's harem and children, which was tranquil and delighted so long as they could see al-Abbas protecting them, lost rest forever.
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AL-AMEED
This title is also addressed to the lofty military personalities. It was conferred upon al-Abbas because he played the role of the support and commander of his brother's army.
HAMI AZ-ZHAEENA
Because he played an honorable role in guarding and defending the harem of the Prophet (s), al-Abbas was called 'Hami az-Zhaeena -the protector of the harem.' He was responsible of keeping watch over the harem and serving them during the journey from Medina to Karbala.
BAB UL-HAWAAIJ
People believed that God will surely settle the needs of him who implores to Him by seeking the intercession of al-Abbas for the special rank that he enjoys in the sight of Almighty God and for dedicating himself to the obedience to Imam al-Hussein. Hence, al-Abbas is called 'Bab ul-Hawaaij -the door to the settlement of needs.'
ASH-SHAHID
Although this epithet, which means 'the martyr', is not very famous among the other epithets of al-Abbas, it is mentioned in the statements of Abu'l-Hasan al-Umari and Abu-Nasr al-Bukhari when they refer to the biography of al-Abbas ibn Ali. Abu-Nasr refers to a narration in which Imam as-Sadiq (a) calls al-Abbas as 'ash-Shahid':
Muawiya ibn Ammar al-Yazidi narrated:
I asked as-Sadiq (a) how they divided the donation of Fadak when it had been given back to them. He answered: "We gave the descendants of al-Abbas ash-Shahid -the martyr- a quarter and took the rest for ourselves."
