Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Muhammad and Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib were alive at the same time for 33 years, from AD 599 to AD 632.

Muhammad was 27 when Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib was born.

Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib was 33 when Muhammad died, aged 61.

Muhammad

Arabian political leader and the founder of Islam

Born 20 April AD 571 · died 8 June AD 632, aged 61

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

  1. Gregory I
  2. Muhammad
  3. Abu Bakr
  4. Umar ibn Al-Khattāb
  5. Brahmagupta
  6. Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib
Muhammad and Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib 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.