Imam Ali Mosque - Religious Status

Religious Status

Ali

General Information

Full Name	Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib - (علي بن أبي طالب)

Reign	656–661

Born	(598-10-23)October 23, 598

Birthplace	Mecca

Died	January 28, 661(661-01-28) (aged 62)

Deathplace	Kufa

Place of Burial	Imam Ali Mosque, Najaf, Iraq

Predecessor	• Uthman Ibn Affan (As Fourth Sunni Caliph) • Muhammad (As First Shia Imam)

Successor	Hasan

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

Family

Father	Abu Talib

Mother	Fatima bint Asad

Brother(s)	• Ja`far • Aqeel • Talib ibn Abu Talib

Sister(s)	• Fakhitah • Jumanah

Spouse(s)	• Fatimah • Umamah bint Zainab • Umm ul-Banin • Leila bint Masoud • Khawlah bint Ja'far • Al Sahba'bint Rabi'ah

Son(s)	• Muhsin • Hasan • Husayn • Hilal • Al-Abbas • Abdullah • Jafar • Uthman • Ubaid Allah bin Ali • Abi Bakr bin Ali • Muhammad • Umar bin Ali

Daughter(s)	• Zaynab • Umm Kulthum

Genealogy	Family tree of Ali

Descendants	Sayyid

Reign

656–661

Views

• Sunni view of Ali • Shi'a view of Ali • Non-Muslim view of Ali

Life

Marital life - Birthplace - First Fitna - Timeline of Ali's life - Hadith of the pond of Khumm

Legacy

Nahj al-Balagha - Qalam-e-Mowla - Zulfiqar - Imam Ali Mosque - Ghurar al-Hikam wa Durar al-Kalim

Perspectives

Ali the Warrior - Ali as Caliph - The Fourteen Infallibles - Imam (The Twelve Imams) - Ali in the Qur'an

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".

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