Ali

(0598-0661)

4th Rashidun caliph from 656 to 661 and 1st Shia imam

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Ali ibn Abi Talib (Arabic: عَلِيُّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب, ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib; c. 600–661 CE) was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from 656 CE to 661, as well as the first Shia imam. Born to Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Fatima bint Asad, young Ali was raised by his elder cousin Muhammad and was among the first to accept his teachings.

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Born	ʿAlīy ibn ʾAbī Ṭālib Arabic: عَلِي ابْن أَبِي طَالِب‎ 23 October 598 Kaaba, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Died	28 January 661 (aged 62) Grand Mosque of Kufa, Kufa, Iraq
Zodiac	Scorpio
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