Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Uthman ibn Affan and Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib were alive at the same time for 57 years, from AD 599 to AD 656.

Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib was 57 when Uthman ibn Affan died.

Uthman ibn Affan

Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate from 644 to 656

Born AD 574–575 · died 17 June AD 656

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. Uthman ibn Affan
  5. Umar ibn Al-Khattāb
  6. Brahmagupta
  7. Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib
Uthman ibn Affan 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.