Who Was Alive

Were Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib and Husayn ibn Ali alive at the same time?

Yes. Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib and Husayn ibn Ali were alive at the same time for 34 or 35 years, from AD 626 to AD 661.

Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib was 26 when Husayn ibn Ali was born.

Husayn ibn Ali was 34 or 35 when Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib died, aged 61 or 62.

Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib

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

Born 17 March AD 599 · died AD 661, aged 61 or 62

Husayn ibn Ali

Grandson of Muhammad and the 3rd Shia Imam

Born 9 January AD 626 · died 10 October AD 680, aged 54

  1. Gregory I
  2. Muhammad
  3. Abu Bakr
  4. Umar ibn Al-Khattāb
  5. Brahmagupta
  6. Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib
  7. Husayn ibn Ali
Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib and Husayn ibn Ali in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.