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Ali (älē`) (Ali ibn Abu Talib), 598?–661, 4th caliph (656–61). The debate over his right to the caliphate caliphate , the rulership of Islam;

caliph , the spiritual head and temporal ruler of the Islamic state. In principle, Islam is theocratic: when Muhammad died, a caliph [Arab.,=successor] was chosen to rule in his place.
..... Click the link for more information. caused a major split in Islam into Sunni Sunni [Arab. Sunna,=tradition], from ahl al-sunnah wa-l-jamaa [Arab.,=the people of the custom of the Prophet and community], the largest division of Islam.
..... Click the link for more information. and Shiite Shiites [Arab., shiat Ali,=the party of Ali], the second largest branch of Islam, Shiites currently account for 10%–15% of all Muslims. Shiite Islam originated as a political movement supporting Ali (cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad, the Prophet of
..... Click the link for more information. branches, and he is regarded by the Shiites as the first Imam, or leader: Shiite derives from the phrase shi-at Ali [Ar.=the party of Ali]. He was the son of Abu Talib, Muhammad's uncle, but was more closely related to the Prophet as the husband of Fatima Fatima , 616?–633?, daughter of Muhammad by his first wife, Khadija. Fatima was the wife of Ali, the mother of Hasan and Husayn, and reputedly the ancestress of the Fatimids.
..... Click the link for more information. . He was one of the Prophet's first and most faithful followers. There are conflicting traditions on whether Muhammad intended Ali to be his immediate sucessor. In 656 he became the 4th caliph on Uthman Uthman or Othman , c.574–656, 3d caliph (644–56), also known as Uthman ibn al-Affan; son-in-law of Muhammad. He belonged to the great Umayyad family and was selected as caliph after the murder of Umar.
..... Click the link for more information. 's death. He was strongly opposed by Aishah Aishah , c.614–678, third and favorite of the nine wives of Muhammad the Prophet. Her father was Abu Bakr, who became first caliph after the Prophet's death.
..... Click the link for more information. , the Prophet's wife; Muawiya Muawiya , d. 680, 1st Umayyad caliph (661–80), one of the greatest Muslim statesmen; son of Abu Sufyan, a Koreish tribesman of Mecca. He submitted to Islam the year of the surrender of Mecca and became Muhammad's secretary.
..... Click the link for more information. , who later founded the Umayyad dynasty; and dissatisfied ex-supporters, the Khawarijis. The Khawarijis succeeded in assassinating him in 661. His eldest son Hasan Hasan , c.625–c.669; son of Ali and Fatima (daughter of Muhammad the Prophet). When Ali was killed in 661, Hasan became caliph, but he was not strong enough to withstand the threat of arms of the Umayyads and under pressure abdicated in favor of Muawiya.
..... Click the link for more information. (624–70) abdicated in favor of Muawiya. Ali and his second son Husein Husein or Husayn , c.626–680, Muslim saint of the Shiites; second son of Ali and Fatima (daughter of Muhammad). With the assassination of his father in 661 and the acquiescence of his brother Hasan, the caliphate passed out of the Alid
..... Click the link for more information. (626–80) are the great martyrs of the Shiites.

Ali

1. ?600--661 ad, fourth caliph of Islam (656--61 ad), considered the first caliph by the Shiites: cousin and son-in-law of Mohammed

2. Mehemet. See Mehemet Ali

3. Muhammad. See Muhammad Ali

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No references found	In the reign of Haroun-al-Raschid, there lived in Bagdad a merchant named Ali Cogia, who, having neither wife nor child, contented himself with the modest profits produced by his trade. The Arabian Nights by Lang, Andrew View in context Poor Gub-Gub was dreadfully frightened; and the pushmi-pullyu began to sharpen his horns for a fight by rubbing them on the mast of the ship; while Jip kept springing into the air and barking and calling Ben Ali bad names in dog-language. The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Lofting, Hugh View in context She saw Ali ben Kadin, The Sheik's half brother, squatted upon a rug, smoking. The Son Of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context	Algonquins algophage algophobia algor mortis algorism algorithim Algorithm ALgorithm DEScription algorithm translation ALgorIthmic ASsembly language Algorithmic Description of Processes algorithmic error algorithmic language Algorithmic Model Algorithmic Processor Description Language Algorithmic Test Case Generation algorithms, analysis Algren Algren, Nelson algum ALGY Alhagi Alhambra Alhambresque Alhazen Ali Ali Agamaly ogly Amiraslanov Ali Ahmad Bakasir Ali Asghar Hekmat Ali Askhadovich Shogentsukov Ali Awhad Al-Din Anvari Ali Baba Ali Bairam Ogly Bairamov Ali Bey Ali Dashti Ali Ibn Abi Talib Ali Ibn Al-Jahm Al-Sami Ali Ibragimov Ali Izmailovich Ibragimov Ali Kara Ogly Veliev Ali Karnai Ali Kelmendi Ali Kosh Ali Magometovich Karnai Ali Muhammad Ali Nasir Muhammad Ali Pasha Ali Sardar Jafri Ali Shogentsukov Ali Soibat Sumbatovich Sumbatzade Ali Sumbatzade	ALHF ALHFA ALHFAM ALHFAM Historic Clothing Committee ALHHS ALHI Alhidade Alhidade Alhierd ALHL ALHM ALHMWU ALHN ALHOA Alholi Alhòli ALHP ALHQ ALHR ALHRT ALHS ALHT ALHW ALHY Alhydrogel Ali Ali (of Songhai) Ali Agamaly ogly Amiraslanov Ali Ahmad Bakasir Ali Ahmad Sa'id Ali Ahmad Said Ali Ahmad Said Asbar Ali Ahmed Said Ali Akbar College of Music Ali al Salem Ali Asghar Hekmat Ali Askhadovich Shogentsukov Ali Awhad Al-Din Anvari Ali Baba Ali Baba Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Ali Bairam Ogly Bairamov Ali Ben Abi Taleb Ali Ben Abi Taleb Ali Ben Abu Talib Ali Ben Abu Talib Ali Bey Ali Bey Al-Kabir Ali Bin Abi Taleb Ali Bin Abi Taleb Ali bin Abi Talib Ali bin Abi Talib Ali bin abi- Taleb

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In the reign of Haroun-al-Raschid, there lived in Bagdad a merchant named Ali Cogia, who, having neither wife nor child, contented himself with the modest profits produced by his trade.

The Arabian Nights by Lang, Andrew View in context

Poor Gub-Gub was dreadfully frightened; and the pushmi-pullyu began to sharpen his horns for a fight by rubbing them on the mast of the ship; while Jip kept springing into the air and barking and calling Ben Ali bad names in dog-language.

The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Lofting, Hugh View in context

She saw Ali ben Kadin, The Sheik's half brother, squatted upon a rug, smoking.

The Son Of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

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