The Left Hand of al-Abbas Site

Fifty metres from Bab al-Qibla al-Sughra is the site which marks the location where the left hand of Abbas was severed on the day of Ashura.

It consists of a blue dome placed over a grille. It is with grief that the visitor thinks of the scene of Ashura when he sees the symbol of the hand fixed onto the top of the dome.

This place marks the exact location where the sacred left hand of al-Abbas was severed and fell to the ground.