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Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib

علي بن أبي طالب ar علی fa

4th Rashidun Caliph (r. 656–661) and first Shia Imam

  • Child of Abu Talib ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib and Fatimah bint Asad
  • Married to Fatima, Umm ul-Banin, Umama bint Abi al-As and 5 more
  • Dated 17 March 599 CE – 661 CE

Overview

4th Rashidun Caliph (r. 656–661) and first Shia ImamWikidata record description. Read Ali in the Wikipedia reader.

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Roles and affiliation

Holding an office is not parentage and not discipleship.

Offices held 2

  1. 632 CE – 661 CE Imam of Twelver Shiism Number 1 in the sequence Succeeded by Hasan ibn Ali
  2. 656 CE – 27 January 661 CE Rashidun Number 4 in the sequence Succeeded Uthman ibn Affan · Succeeded by Hasan ibn Ali

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