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During his rule, Ali found a loyal following who regarded him as the best of Muslims after Muhammad and the only one entitled to the caliphate. Nevertheless, this following remained a minority. [34] [53] Instead, what united Kufans after Ali was their opposition to Syrian domination, [54] or the highhanded rule of his archenemy Mu'awiya. [34]
Abul Khattab Muhammad bin Abi Zaynab Maqlas al-Asadi al-Kufi: Ismaili: Iraq: Kufa Da'i: Hasan bin Muhammad bin Kiya Buzurg: Nizari: Iran: Alamut Da'i: Abu Jabala Ibrahim bin Ghassan: Fatimid Caliphate: Egypt: Cairo Da'i: Jabir al-Manufi: Fatimid Caliphate: Lebanon: Tyre Da'i: Abul Fawaris al-Hasan bin Muhammad al-Mimadhi: Fatimid Caliphate ...
Their challenges were taken up by Hamza ibn Abdul Muttalib (the uncle of Muhammad and Ali), Ubaydah ibn al-Harith (a cousin of Muhammad and Ali), and Ali ibn Abi Talib. Ali's duel against Walid ibn Utba, one of Mecca's fiercest warriors, was the first of the three one-on-one duels. After a few amazing blows were exchanged, Walid was killed.
Ali ibn Abi Talib (Arabic: عَلِيُّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب, romanized: ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib; c. 600–661 CE) was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from 656 CE to 661, as well as the first Shia imam.
A group among Ali's army believed that subjecting his legitimate authority to arbitration was tantamount to apostasy, and abandoned his forces. This group was known as the Khawarij and Ali wished to defeat their forces before they reached the cities, where they would be able to blend in with the rest of the population. While he was unable to do ...
Ali was born to Abu Talib and his wife Fatima bint Asad around 600 CE, [1] some thirty years after the Year of the Elephant. [2] Shia and some Sunni sources report that Ali was the only person born in the Ka'ba, the ancient shrine in the city of Mecca which later became the most sacred site in Islam.
Abu Dharr Ali, in Anjudan, 1498–1509. Murad Mirza, 1509–1574, executed in 1574 by Shah Tahmasp I of Iran. Khalil Allah I (Dhu'l-Faqar Ali), in Anjudan, 1574–1634. Nur al-Dahr Ali, in Anjudan, 1634–1671. Khalil Allah II Ali, last imam of Anjudan, 1671–1680. Shah Nizar II, established imamate in Kahak, 1680–1722.
The tradition stems from the events of Ghadir Khum where Mohammad appointed his son-in-law, cousin and his heir 'Ali bin Abi Taalib as his Vicegerent, legatee and Wali [3] of the Faithful. This tradition continued through all the Tayyibi-Ismaili Imams and Du'aat; according to Tayyibi-Ismaili belief, neither Imam nor Da'i al-Mutlaq can pass away ...