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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Mukhtar a Biograghy Chapter 25 - Tracking Down Ubaydallah Ziyad Mukhtar now concentrates on catching Ubaydallah Ziyad, for he was the architect of the massacre at Kerbala; with Ubaydallah Ziyad were Haseen Nameer and Shabath Rabi. Mukhtar tells Ibrahim to mobilise an army and head for Mosul to catch Ubaydallah Ziyad; Ibrahim and the army get a huge send-off from the Kufians for they were all praying for a victory in catching Ubaydallah Ziyad.

On the way to Mosul, Ibrahim does battle with people who are vehemently anti-Shia and are openly supporting and praying for Ubaydallah Ziyad's victory and Mukhtar's defeat.

Ibrahim is now preparing for a battle with Ubaydallah Ziyad's side and sets up camp about fifteen miles from Mosul, near a small town of Nasiben, where Hanzala - the local chief of the ttribe- appears very happy to see him for the ruler is a Shia sympathiser; Hanzala tells Ibrahim that just two hours earlier, Ubaydallah Ziyad had passed through the town and had asked Hanzala to put up Ubaydallah Ziyad's family in a safe house, as he (Ubaydallah Ziyad) was going to battle with Ibrahim and did not want his immediate family come to any harm.

Hanzala, who also wanted to see the crimes of Kerbala avenged, takes Ibrahim to the safe house; in the house were Ubaydallah Ziyad's three wives, four elder daughters, two young daughters, four sons and one hundred and twenty household helps. Ibrahim orders that all of them come out, and executes the eldest son of about twenty years old, in avenging the death of Imam Husein's (as) sons; Ibrahim's men immediately execute all the rest.

Hanzala then has a plan to take Ibrahim alone to Ubaydallah Ziyad's tent where he (Ubaydallah Ziyad) could be killed, thereby avoiding a big battle. Hanzala and with Ibrahim in disguise, go towards Ubaydallah Ziyad's camp; Hanzala tells Ubaydallah Ziyad that he has come with the news of his family; Ubaydallah Ziyad asks Hanzala and his companion (Ibrahim in disguise) to come to his tent.

Hanzla engages Ubaydallah Ziyad in conversation, in order to give an opportunity to Ibrahim to strike; Hanzala tells Ubaydallah Ziyad that since his departure, Hanzala has heard that Ibrahim was on the way, and that Hanzala feared for the safety of Ubaydallah Ziyad's family; Ubaydallah Ziyad says that he will send reinforcements to cordon off the safe house.