Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (A.S.)
Ali ibn Abi Talib was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from 656 CE until his assassination in 661, as well as the first Shia Imam. He was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Born to Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Fatima bint Asad, Ali was raised in the household of his cousin Muhammad and was among the first to accept his teachings.
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- father:
- Abu Talib ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib
- mother:
- Fatimah bint Asad
- spouse:
- Fatima, Umm ul-Banin, Umama bint Abi al-As, Asma bint Umays, Khawla al-Hanafiyya, Layla bint Mas'ud, Al-Sahba bint Rabi'a
- children:
- Hasan ibn Ali, Husayn ibn Ali, Abbas ibn Ali, Ja'far ibn Ali, Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah, Zaynab bint Ali, Umm Kulthum bint Ali, Muhammad al-Awsat ibn Ali, Umar ibn Alí, Uthman ibn Ali, محسنؑ ابنِ علیؑ Mohsinؑ ibn Aliؑ, Abdullah ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib, Abu Bakr ibn Ali, Abdullah Al-Asghar bin Ali, Ubayd Allah ibn Ali ibn Abdullah, Khadija bint Ali, Maymouna bint Ali, Fatima bint Ali, Umama bint Ali, Ramla bint Ali, Ruqayya bint Ali, Aoun bin Ali, Muhammad al-Asghar ibn Ali, Yahya ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib
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