Given the question: Facts: - relatives: muhammad - residence: medina , hejaz -lrb- now in saudi arabia -rrb- - resting place: shrine of abbas , karbala , iraq - opponents: yazid i - death cause: killed 's men while bringing some water from euphrates river for during the family of muhammad the battle of karbala by yazid i - death date: muharram 647 5 15 mf = y 10 , 61 ah 680 10 10 - name: al 5 15 mf = y - ' abbas ibn ' ali 647 - ethnicity: hejazi arab - death place: karbala , umayyad empire -lrb- now in iraq -rrb- - birth place: medina , hejaz -lrb- now in saudi arabia -rrb- Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of abbas ibn ali .
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-lsb- -lsb- file : brooklyn museum - battle of karbala - abbas al-musavi - overall.jpg | 300px | thumb | the painting by commemorating the martyrdom of imam husayn at the battle of karbala , its focus is his half brother abbas ibn ali on a white horse -rsb- -rsb- al - ' abbas ibn ' ali -lrb- , -rrb- -lrb- born 4th sha ' ban 26 ah -- 10 muharram 61 ah ; approximately may 15 , 647 -- october 10 , 680 -rrb- was the son of imam ali -lrb- the first imam of shiite muslims and the fourth caliph of sunni muslims , and fatima bint hizam commonly known as ' ' - '' mother of the sons '' -rrb- .abbas is revered by shiite muslims for his loyalty to his half-brother hussein , his respect for the households of muhammad , and his role in the battle of karbala .abbas is buried in the shrine of abbas in karbala , karbala governorate , iraq , where he was martyred during the battle of karbala .