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Since his mother was an adulteress named Marjana, if we wish to refer to him by his mother’s side, he would be known as Ibne Marjana, while if we wish to refer to him by his father’s side, who was also an unchaste person, he would be known as b. Ziyad. Thus, (‘Ubaydullah) b. Ziyad is also known as ‘Ubaydullah Ibne Marjana – one with an unclear lineage and family tree. What was Ibne Marjana’s role in the event of Karbala’? He was the governor of Basrah and then was sent to Kufah.
He was directly responsible for the killing of Muslim b. ‘Aqil and also guilty of massing the troops towards Karbala’. ‘‘Umar b. Sa’d b. Abi Waqqas is the second person cursed in this section. Sa’d b. Abi Waqqas was a prominent companion of the Prophet, however like others, he let the material world and Satan get the best of him some time after the death of the Messenger of Allah. Rising up in opposition to the Imamate of ‘Ali b.
Abi Talib, he refused to pledge his allegiance to the successor of the Prophet and after a lifetime of submission to Islam, ended up leaving this world in opposition to Allah. However his son, who was cursed by and Imam ‘Ali did not even enjoy a temporary lofty rank and was actually disowned by his father!
His role in the event of ‘Ashura was as commander-in-chief of the entire battalion on the plains of Karbala’ as he was given the “honour” of being the governor of Ray (a village on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran – it still exists today as a suburb of South Tehran).
To show his perversity and Satanic ideas at the mere thought of killing the remaining grandson of the Prophet, we quote two lines of poetry he composed: “Should I give up the government of Ray which is my ultimate goal and desire to attain? Or should I return to Kufah, guilty and culpable of the killing of al-Husayn? And in the killing of him (al-Husayn) is the hell fire of which there is nothing to save me, However the government of Ray is that thing which brings pleasure to my eyes.” Shimar b.