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Also Known As ʿAlī ibn Abū Ṭālib
Born c.600 • Mecca
Died January 661 • Kūfah • Iraq
Title / Office caliph (656-661), Caliphate
Notable Family Members spouse Fāṭimah • son Ḥasan • son Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥanafiyyah • son al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī
Subjects Of Study Islam

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