Ali

Ali
Islamic Empire During The Reign
Commander of the Faithful (Amir al-Mu'minin)
Full Name	Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib (علي بن أبي طالب)
Reign	656–661
Born	October 23, 598(598-10-23) March 17, 599(599-03-17) March 17, 600(600-03-17)
Birthplace	Mecca
Died	January 28, 661(661-01-28) (aged 62)
Deathplace	Kufa
Place of Burial	Imam Ali Mosque, Najaf, Iraq
Predecessor	Uthman
Successor	Hasan
Father	Abu Talib ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib
Mother	Fatima bint Asad
Brother(s)	• Ja`far ibn Abī Tālib • Aqeel ibn Abi Talib • Talib ibn Abu Talib
Sister(s)	• Fakhitah bint Abi Talib • Jumanah bint Abi Talib
Spouse(s)	• Fatimah • Umamah bint Zainab • Umm ul-Banin • Leila bint Masoud • Khawlah bint Ja'far • Al Sahba'bint Rabi'ah
Son(s)	• Muhsin ibn Ali • Hasan ibn Ali • Husayn ibn Ali • Hilal ibn Ali • Al-Abbas ibn Ali • Abdullah ibn Ali • Jafar ibn Ali • Uthman ibn Ali • Ubaid Allah bin Ali • Abi Bakr bin Ali • Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah • Umar bin Ali
Daughter(s)	• Zaynab bint Ali • Umm Kulthum bint Ali
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

Ali ibn Abi Talib (‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib) (علي بن أﺑﻲ طالب)‎ (Approximately: March 17, 599 - February 28, 661) was an early Islamic leader. He was the fourth Sunni caliph and the first Shia imam.

Other websites

Sunni biography

• Biography from USC's MSA website

Shi'a biography

• Brief Biography
• Ali's Birth in the Kaaba
• Website devoted to the Life of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib
• Sayings of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib
• Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib
• Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib The Commander of the Faithfull
• Imam Ali foundation
• Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Nahjul Balagha
• Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib's status
• Imam Ali
• Last will