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Ali Ibn Abi Talib

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Ali Ibn Abi Talib 

Died 661. The fourth caliph (after 656); first cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad.

Ali ibn Abi Talib was elected caliph after the death of the caliph Othman (644–656) in Medina. During his struggle for power with his rivals from the house of the Umayyads, Ali was killed by one of the Kharijites, who had been discontented with his attempts to compromise with the Umayyads after their defeat at Siffin (657). The Shiites declared Ali their first imam. Some sects of “extreme Shiites” have deified Ali and revere him above Muhammad.
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The flights are aimed at flying Iranian pilgrims to Najaf holy city to visit the shrine of the first Imam of Shia Muslims Ali Ibn Abi Talib.
Iran to Start Direct Flights to Najaf, Iraq by Moj News Agency (Tehran, Iran)
 
 
 
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