Ali ibn Abi Talib Timeline

Search Results

601

Ali ibn Abi Talib is born in Mecca.
610

Ali ibn Abi Talib accepts Islam, and becomes one of the first Muslims.
619

Both, Ali's father Abu Talib, and Prophet Muhammad's first wife Khadija pass away. The year is termed as the year of sorrow.
622

Ali ibn Abi Talib stays behind during the Prophet Muhammad's hegira (migration to Mecca) to return the possessions of people entrusted to the Prophet.
656 - 661

Ali ibn Abi Talib succeeds Uthman to become the fourth and final caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate.
656 - 661

The murder of Caliph Uthman causes the eruption of the First Fitna (civil war). Muawiya surfaces as a major opposer of the Rashidun Caliphate.
656

The Battle of the Camel.
657

Battle of Siffin.
Jan 657

Ali ibn Abi Talib moves his empire's capital to Kufa in Iraq.
659

A peace treaty is signed between the Byzantine Empire and the Rashidun Caliphate.
661

Caliph Ali is assassinated by the Kharijites.
Mar 670

Hasan ibn Ali, Shia Islam's second imam (his father, Ali ibn Abi Talib, being the first imam), is poisoned to death.
Oct 680

Husayn ibn Ali, Shia Islam's third imam, is beheaded by Yazid I's force at the Battle of Karbala in present-day Iraq.

Search through the entire ancient history timeline. Specify between which dates you want to search, and what keywords you are looking for.