Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Kumayl bin Ziyad Whose supplication is it? What's the story of this supplication? Who was Kumayl? He was Kumayl bin Ziyad al-Nakhay. He was one of Imam Ali's companions. He was a noble man. His people obeyed him. He came from Yemen. His family inhabited Kufa during Imam Ali's Caliphate. Abid al-Rahman bin al-Ashath led a revolution against al-Hajjaj. Kumayl joined the revolution. He led the Qur'an Readers Battalion. Previous Next