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Kumayl ibn Ziyad was a prominent nobleman in Kufa, Iraq.He was outspoken against the Rashidun caliph Uthman (r. 644–656) and was consequently exiled to Hims in Syria.Soon after the assassination of Uthman in 656 CE, he joined the new caliph Ali in Medina as one of his close associates.