Ashura’ Encyclopedia

K - Al-Kumayt Ibn Zayd Al-Asadi

A famous Arab poet. His poems were always about the Ahlul Bayt and the slaying of Imam Husayn in Karbala. He was born on 60 AH, the same year the tragedy of Karbala occurred, and died on 126 AH. Because of Imam Ali Ibn Al-Husayn's prayer, Kumayt died a martyr.