Who Was Alive

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

Who was alive at the same time as Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib?

  1. Gregory I
  2. Muhammad
  3. Abu Bakr
  4. Uthman ibn Affan
  5. Umar ibn Al-Khattāb
  6. Brahmagupta
  7. Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib
  8. Mu'awiya I
  9. Fatima
  10. Aisha
  11. Husayn ibn Ali
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When Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib was born, Muhammad was 27.

When Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib died, Husayn ibn Ali was 34 or 35 and Mu'awiya I was 57 or 58.

Born during Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib’s lifetime: Aisha, Husayn ibn Ali, Fatima and Mu'awiya I.

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