He was so angry at what he heard from them that he said...

He was so angry at what he heard from them that he said: “I wish I could see them in other than this state!” When their number increased, Muslim bin ‘Amru [al-Bahili] called out: “Move back!

This is the governor, ‘Ubaidullah bin Ziyad.” When he entered the palace and the people came to know that he was ‘Ubaidullah bin Ziyad, they became very sad and grief stricken![^25] Ibn Ziyad’s Address Upon His Arrival in Kufah After he entered the palace, a caller shouted [in the morning of the following day]: “ al-salah jami’atan [the prayer is a general prayer which all should gather for].” The people gathered and he went out to them. He praised and glorified…