Kumayl ibn Ziyad
Kumayl ibn Ziyad al-Nakha'i (Arabic: كُمَيْلُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ النَّخْعِيُّ, romanized: Kumayl ibn Ziyād al-Nakhaʿī), born Kūmayl ibn Ziyād al-Nakhaʿī al-Madhḥijī was a prominent Tabi'un and a close companion of the first Shia Imam and fourth Rashidun caliph, Ali ibn Abi Talib. A member of the Nakha tribe of the Madhhij confederation, he is esteemed in Islamic tradition for his piety and his role in preserving the spiritual teachings of Ali.