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Ali ibn Abi Talib, Caliph · Fourth caliph, the Lion of Allah

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Ali ibn Abi Talibعلي بن أبي طالب

Approximate dateKufa

The Prophet's young cousin, the first boy to believe, husband of Fatimah and fourth caliph.

Raised in the Prophet's own house, Ali believed as a boy and slept in the Prophet's bed on the night of the Hijrah. He carried the banner at Khaybar and was famed for courage, knowledge and plain living. He became caliph in a time of deep division after Uthman's death, and was struck down in Kufa's mosque in 661.

What does the hadith say?

Sahih al-Bukhari 3706

What grew out of it?

Father of Hasan and Husayn; his sayings and judgements shaped Muslim law and wisdom.

The lesson

Knowledge and humility belong together.

Who came before and after?

Uthman ibn Affan

Where do they appear in the story?

Who else is linked?

Rashidun CaliphateKufaMuhammad ﷺHarunMusaFatimah al-ZahraHasan ibn AliHusayn ibn AliJafar ibn Abi TalibAl-Abbas ibn Abd al-MuttalibIbn MuljamTalhah ibn UbaydullahAl-Zubayr ibn al-AwwamAbd al-Rahman ibn AwfSa'd ibn Abi WaqqasSa'id ibn ZaydAbu Ubaydah ibn al-JarrahHamzah ibn Abd al-MuttalibAmmar ibn YasirAsma bint UmaysMu'awiyah ibn Abi SufyanHatib ibn Abi Balta'ahUmamah bint Abi al-AsZaynab bint AliUmm Kulthum bint AliFatimah bint AsadMuhammad ibn al-HanafiyyahAbu TalibAbu al-Aswad al-Du'aliAsim ibn Abi al-NajudMadinahBadrKhaybarNajafSiffinNahrawan

Who lived at the same time?

Muhammad ﷺThe Three Who Stayed BehindZayd ibn HarithaAl-MuqawqisJabalah ibn al-AyhamHeracliusYazdegerd IIIKhosrow II

Source: history · Wikipedia

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