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''' ʿŪmar b. Saʿd b. ʾAbī Waqqās''' (Arabic:عمر بن سعد بن أبی وقّاص) known as '''Ibn Sa'd''' (killed in [[64]], [[65]], [[66]]/684, 685, or 686) was the commander of the army of [['Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad]] in the [[event of Karbala]]. He went to [[Karbala]] with an army of four thousand soldiers in order to achieve the government of Rey(the capital of [[Rey]] County, [[Tehran]] Province, [[Iran]]) and had a major role in the event. He threw the first arrow towards [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] and [[Martyrs of Karbala|his companions]]. After the [[martyrdom]] of imam al-Husayn (a) and his companions, he ordered his soldiers to trample over their bodies with their horses. After the event of 'Ashura, Ibn Sa'd did not reach the government of Rey and was killed by [[al-Mukhtar al-Thaqafi]] in [[65]]/685 .He has been among the most hated figures in the Islamic history before [[Shi'a]] and is cursed in [[Ziyarah 'Ashura']].
''' ʿŪmar b. Saʿd b. ʾAbī Waqqās''' (Arabic:عمر بن سعد بن أبی وقّاص) known as '''Ibn Sa'd''' (killed in [[64]], [[65]], [[66]]/684, 685, or 686) was the commander of the army of [['Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad]] in the [[event of Karbala]]. He went to [[Karbala]] with an army of four thousand soldiers in order to achieve the government of Rey(the capital of [[Rey]] County, [[Tehran]] Province, [[Iran]]) and had a major role in the event. He threw the first arrow towards [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] and [[Martyrs of Karbala|his companions]]. After the [[martyrdom]] of imam al-Husayn (a) and his companions, he ordered his soldiers to trample over their bodies with their horses. After the event of 'Ashura, Ibn Sa'd did not reach the government of Rey and was killed by [[al-Mukhtar al-Thaqafi]]. He has been among the most hated figures in the Islamic history before [[Shi'a]] and is cursed in [[Ziyarah 'Ashura']].


== Lineage and Birthday ==
== Lineage and Birthday ==
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'Umar b. Sa'd b. Abi Waqqas b. Malik b. Wahib b. 'Abd Manaf b. Zuhra b. Kilab b. Marra Zahri Madani was known as Ibn Sa'd.
'Umar b. Sa'd b. Abi Waqqas b. Malik b. Wahib b. 'Abd Manaf b. Zuhra b. Kilab b. Marra Zahri Madani was known as Ibn Sa'd.


The date of his birth is not clear. Some sources have mentioned his birthday at the time of [[the Prophet (s)]] and some others have mentioned it at the same year when [['Umar b. Khattab]] was killed in [[23]]/643. According to Tabari, 'Umar was a teenager when he accompanied his father in conquering [[Iraq]] in [[17]]/637 and he was even appointed by his father to conquer [[Ra's al-'Ayn]].
The date of his birth is not clear. Some sources have mentioned his birthday at the time of [[the Prophet (s)]] and some others have mentioned it at the same year when [['Umar b. al-Khattab]] was killed in [[23]]/643. According to Tabari, 'Umar was a teenager when he accompanied his father in conquering [[Iraq]] in [[17]]/637 and he was even appointed by his father to conquer [[Ra's al-'Ayn]].


== Before the Tragedy of Karbala ==
== Before the Tragedy of Karbala ==
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