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Ali

4th Rashidun Caliph (r. 656–661) and first Shia Imam

17 dated entries naming Ali, drawn from 15 separate years between 535 CE and 1802 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as Ali ibn Abi Talib in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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6th century

  • 535Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib, uncle of the prophet Muhammad, father of Ali Ibn Abi Talib (died 619)source
  • 555Fatimah bint Asad, mother of Ali ibn Abi Talib (died 626)source
  • 594Ali ibn Abi Talib born(13 rajab), first Shia Imam (died 661)source
  • 600Ali ibn Abi Talib, Muslim caliph and Shī‘ah imām (approximate date)source

7th century

  • 601September 13 – Ali, central figure in Shia Islam (died 661)source
  • 607Ali ibn Abi Talib, ruler of the Rashidun Caliphate (died 661)source
  • 626Fatimah bint Asad, mother of Ali ibn Abi Talib (born 555)source
  • 629Jafar ibn Abi Talib, companion of Muhammad and older brother of Ali ibn Abi Talibsource
  • 631Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, son of Abu Bakr and brought up by Alisource
  • 632March 18 (approximate) – Muhammad makes his final sermon to the Muslims. It is believed by Shia to be the appointment of Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor. The Imamah (Shia doctrine) of Ali Ibn Abi Talib, for the religious, spiritual and political leadership of the Ummah, begins.source
  • 656June 17 – Uthman ibn Affan is murdered at Medina after an 11-year reign. He is succeeded by Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law Ali ibn Abi-Talib, who becomes the fourth caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate. He makes Kufah (Iraq) his capital, but the succession is disputed.source
  • 657Ammar ibn Yasir, companion of Muhammad and Ali ibn Abi Talib (born 570)source
  • 657July 26 - July 28 – Battle of Siffin: Muslim forces under Ali ibn Abi-Talib fight an inconclusive battle against Mu'awiya I, on the banks of the Euphrates, near Raqqa (Syria).source
  • 658April: Amr ibn al-As and Abu Musa al-Ashari conclude the arbitration agreement that ended the Battle of Siffin the previous year, declaring Caliph Ali deposed and declaring Muawiyah as the legitimate Caliph. This badly damages Ali's standing among the Caliphate, and paves the way for the end of the First Fitna.source
  • 661January 26 – Assassination of Ali: Ali ibn Abi Talib, first Shia imam and fourth caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate, is struck on the head with a poisoned sword by the Khawarij Abd-al-Rahman ibn Muljam, while at prayer at a shrine at Kufa (modern-day), dying two days later. His son, Hasan ibn Ali, is chosen by Muslims to succeed him as the next leader. According to the Umayyads, he is succeeded by Muawiyah I as Caliph, age 59, who moves his seat of government to Damascus, and founds the Umayyad Caliphate, ending the Rashidun Caliphate.source
  • 661January 28 – Ali, first Shia Imam and Fourth Rashidun Caliph (born 601) (martyred)source

19th century

  • 1802April 21 – About 12,000 Wahhabi Sunnis under the command of Abdul-Aziz bin Muhammad, the second ruler of the First Saudi State attack and sack Karbala, kill between 2,000 and 5,000 inhabitants and plunder the tomb of Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of Muhammad and son of Ali ibn Abi Talib.source

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