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  2. Assassination of Ali - Wikipedia

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    Before his death, Ali requested either a meticulous application of lex talionis to Ibn Muljim or his pardon, and he was later executed by Hasan, the eldest son of Ali. By most accounts, also involved in the assassination was al-Ash'ath ibn Qays , the influential Kufan tribal leader whose loyalty to Ali is often questioned in the early sources.

  3. Ali - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Military career of Ali - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Abu Talib al-Makki - Wikipedia

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    Abu Talib Muhammad ibn Ali al-Makki (Arabic: أبو طالب المكي; died 386 AH/996 AD in Baghdad), [1] [2] was a hadith scholar, Shafi'i jurist, and Sufi mystic. Biography [ edit ]

  6. Mushaf of Ali - Wikipedia

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    The Mushaf of Ali is a codex of the Quran (a mushaf) that was collected by one of its first scribes, Ali ibn Abi Talib (d. 661 ), the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad . Ali is also recognized as the fourth Rashidun caliph ( r.

  7. Election of Ali to the caliphate - Wikipedia

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    Ali ibn Abi Talib was acclaimed in 656 CE as the fourth caliph after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.Following the 656 assassination of the third caliph Uthman in Medina by provincial rebels who had grievances about injustice and corruption, the prophet's cousin and son-in-law was elected to the caliphate by the rebels, the Ansar (early Medinan Muslims), and the Muhajirun (early ...

  8. Sunni view of Ali - Wikipedia

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    The Investiture of Ali at Ghadir Khumm in the fourteenth-century Ilkhanid copy of Chronology of Ancient Nations, illustrated by Ibn al-Kutbi. As the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Ali ibn Abi Talib was likely the first male to profess Islam. [1] He significantly contributed to Muhammad's cause inside and outside the ...

  9. Principles of good governance in the letter of Ali to al-Ashtar

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    Ali ibn Abi Talib, the son-in-law and cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, was subsequently elected caliph by the Medinans and the dissidents present there. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] While he received a nearly unanimous pledge of allegiance in Medina, [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Ali found limited support among the powerful Quraysh tribe. [ 7 ]