▁proph etic ▁bi ography ▁den ies ▁that ▁Muhammad ▁ibn ▁Mas l ama ▁killed ▁Mar hab ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁Muhammad ▁before ▁the ▁mission ▁of ▁Ali . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁famous ▁narr ation ▁related ▁to ▁Ali ▁is ▁all ▁total ▁below : ▁ ▁“ When ▁Ali ▁reached ▁the ▁Cit adel ▁of ▁Q am us , ▁he ▁was ▁met ▁at ▁the ▁gate ▁by ▁Mar hab , ▁a ▁Jewish ▁ch ie ft ain ▁who ▁was ▁well ▁experienced ▁in ▁battle . ▁ ▁Mar hab ▁called ▁out : ▁" K h ay bar ▁knows ▁well ▁that ▁I ▁am ▁Mar hab , ▁whose ▁weapon ▁is ▁sharp , ▁a ▁war rior ▁tested . ▁Sometimes ▁I ▁thrust ▁with ▁spe ar ; ▁sometimes ▁I ▁strike ▁with ▁sword , ▁when ▁l ions ▁advance ▁in ▁burning ▁ra ge ". ▁ ▁In ▁sah ih ▁Muslim , ▁the ▁vers es ▁have ▁been ▁narr ated ▁like ▁this : ▁K ha ib ar ▁knows ▁certainly ▁that ▁I ▁am ▁Mar hab , ▁A ▁fully ▁armed ▁and ▁well - t ried ▁valor ous ▁war rior ▁( h ero ), ▁when ▁war ▁comes ▁spread ing ▁its ▁fl ames . ▁ ▁' A li ▁ch anted ▁in ▁reply : ▁ ▁I ▁am ▁the ▁one ▁whose ▁mother ▁named ▁him ▁Ha id ar ▁( l ion ), ▁( And ▁am ) ▁like ▁a ▁l ion ▁of ▁the ▁forest ▁with ▁a ▁terror - st rik ing ▁count en ance . ▁I ▁give ▁my ▁oppon ents ▁the ▁measure ▁of ▁sand ara ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁sa '( go ble t ) ▁( i . ▁e . ▁return