Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Gregory I and Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib were alive at the same time for 4 years, from AD 599 to AD 604.

Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib was 4 when Gregory I died.

Gregory I

6th-century Roman Pope, theologian and Church Father, Catholic and Orthodox saint, 64th Bishop of Rome and Doctor of the Church

Born AD 537–543 · died 12 March AD 604

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
Gregory I 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.