Ali ibn Abi Talib
Commander of the Faithful
(Amir al-Mu'minin)
Artistic depiction of Ali
Reign 656-661[1]
Full name Ali ibn Abi Talib
Titles Father of Hasan (Arabic: Abu al-Hasan)
Father of Dust/Soil (Arabic: Abu Turab)
Murtadha ("One Who Is Chosen and Contented")
Lion of God (Arabic: Asad-ullah)
Lion (Arabic: Haydar)[1]
First ʿAlī
Born October 23, 598,[2]March 17, 599 or March 17, 600[1]
Mecca[1]
Died January 28, 661 (aged 62)
Kufa[1]
Buried Imam Ali Mosque, Najaf, Iraq
Predecessor Uthman Ibn Affan (as Sunni Islam Caliph); Muhammad (as Shi'a Imam)
Successor Hasan[3]
Wives Fatimah[1]
Fatima bint Hizam al-Qilabiyya ("Ummu l-Banin")
Offspring Hasan
Husayn
Zaynab
(See
escendants of Ali ibn Abi Talib)
Father Abu Talib
Mother Fatima bint Asad