A tabi'i of the Nakha' tribe, close disciple of Imam Ali and transmitter of the famous 'Du'a Kumayl.' Executed by al-Hajjaj c. 82/701. His grave lies in the Thuwayya area on the Najaf-Kufa road, adjoining the al-Hannana Mosque (present structure modern). (Sources: WikiShia 'Kumayl b. Ziyad'; al-Islam.org.)