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
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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".

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