Religious Status
Ali
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General Information
| Full Name |
Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib -
(علي بن أبي طالب)
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| Reign |
656–661
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| Born |
(598-10-23)October 23, 598
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| Birthplace |
Mecca
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| Died |
January 28, 661(661-01-28) (aged 62)
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| Deathplace |
Kufa
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| Place of Burial |
Imam Ali Mosque, Najaf, Iraq
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| Predecessor |
• Uthman Ibn Affan
(As Fourth Sunni Caliph)
• Muhammad
(As First Shia Imam)
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| Successor |
Hasan
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| Other Titles |
• Abu Al-Hasan
("Father of Hasan")
• Abu Turab
("Father of Dust/Soil)
• Murtadha
("One Who Is Chosen and Contented")
• Asad
("Lion of God")
• Haydar
("Lion")
• First Alī
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Family
| Father |
Abu Talib
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| Mother |
Fatima bint Asad
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| Brother(s) |
• Ja`far
• Aqeel
• Talib ibn Abu Talib
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| Sister(s) |
• Fakhitah
• Jumanah
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| Spouse(s) |
• Fatimah
• Umamah bint Zainab
• Umm ul-Banin
• Leila bint Masoud
• Khawlah bint Ja'far
• Al Sahba'bint Rabi'ah
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| Son(s) |
• Muhsin
• Hasan
• Husayn
• Hilal
• Al-Abbas
• Abdullah
• Jafar
• Uthman
• Ubaid Allah bin Ali
• Abi Bakr bin Ali
• Muhammad
• Umar bin Ali
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| Daughter(s) |
• Zaynab
• Umm Kulthum
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| Genealogy |
Family tree of Ali
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| Descendants |
Sayyid
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Reign
Views
• Sunni view of Ali
• Shi'a view of Ali
• Non-Muslim view of Ali
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Life
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Marital life - Birthplace - First Fitna - Timeline of Ali's life - Hadith of the pond of Khumm
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Legacy
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Nahj al-Balagha - Qalam-e-Mowla - Zulfiqar - Imam Ali Mosque - Ghurar al-Hikam wa Durar al-Kalim
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Perspectives
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Ali the Warrior - Ali as Caliph - The Fourteen Infallibles - Imam (The Twelve Imams) - Ali in the Qur'an
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Related Articles
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Rashidun Caliph (Rashidun Caliph) - Succession to Muhammad
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As the burial site of Islam's second most important figure, the Imām ‘Alī Mosque is considered by all Shias as the third holiest Islamic site The Boston Globe reports “for the world's nearly 120 million Muslim Shias, Najaf is the third holiest city, behind Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia. for some of the estimated 200 million followers of the Shī‘ah branch of Islām worldwide – approximately 15 percent of total Muslims. It is estimated that only Karbalā, Makkah and Madīnah receive more Muslim pilgrims. A famous hadith mentions the site as one of "five definitive holy places that we respect very much".