‘Ali ibn Abi Talib علي ابن أبي طالب |
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Amir al-Mu’minin (Arabic: أَمـيـر الـمُـؤمـنـيـن, "Commander of the Faithful Ones")' see section "Titles" | |||||
4th Caliph of the Rashidun caliphate (Sunni view) |
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Reign | 656–661 | ||||
Predecessor | ‘Uthman ibn ‘Affan | ||||
Successor | His son Al-Hasan | ||||
1st Imam of all Muslims (Shia view) |
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Predecessor | Muhammad | ||||
Successor | Al-Hasan | ||||
Born | 13 Rajab 21 BH (15 September ACE 601) Ka‘bah, Mecca, Hijaz, Arabian Peninsula |
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Died | 21 Ramadan 40 AH (29 January ACE 661) Kufa, Iraq |
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Burial | Imam Ali Mosque, Najaf, Iraq | ||||
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Tribe | Quraysh (Banu Hashim) | ||||
Father | Abu Talib ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib | ||||
Mother | Fatimah bint Asad | ||||
Religion | Islam |
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‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib Arabic: علي ابن أبي طالب |
ʿAlī bin Abī Ṭālib (رضي الله عنه) |
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ʿAlī bin Abī Ṭālib by Hakob Hovnatanyan (c. 19th century)
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Sunnism: Rightly-Guided Caliph Shiism: First Imam All Islam: Ahl al-Bayt, Ṣaḥābī, Martyr; Commander of the Faithful, One Promised Paradise, The Door to the City of Knowledge, One whom God Favored, The Great News, Leader of the God-conscious, Lion of God, Brave-heart, Leader of the Knights of God, Father of the Dust, King of the Saints, Leader of the Saints |
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Venerated in | All Islam (Salafis honor rather than venerate him). |
Major shrine | Imam Ali Mosque, Najaf, Iraq |
‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib
‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (/ˈɑːli, ɑːˈliː/;Arabic: علي ابن أبي طالب, translit. ʿAlī bin Abī Ṭālib, Arabic pronunciation: [ʕaliː bɪn ʔabiː t̪ˤaːlɪb]; 13 Rajab, 21 BH – 21 Ramadan, 40 AH; 15 September 601 – 29 January 661) was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic Nabi (Arabic: نَـبِي, Prophet) Muhammad, ruling over the Caliphate from 656 to 661 ACE.
Born to Abu Talib and Fatimah bint Asad, ‘Ali was the only person born in the sacred sanctuary of the Ka‘bah in Mecca, the holiest place in Islam, according to many classical Islamic sources, especially Shia ones. ‘Ali was the first young male who accepted Islam. After migrating to Medina, he married Muhammad's daughter Fatimah. Ali took part in the early caravan raids from Mecca and later in almost all the battles fought by the nascent Muslim community. He was appointed caliph by Muhammad's Companions (Sahaba) in 656, after Caliph Uthman ibn Affan was assassinated. ‘Ali's reign saw civil unrest and in 661, he was attacked and assassinated by a Kharijite while praying in the Great Mosque of Kufa, dying two days later.