Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib was the uncle of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, the father of Ali, and the leader of Banu Hashim. After the death of his father Abd al-Muttalib, he inherited this position
Ottoman miniature of Abu Talib (top-middle, blue robes), Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (green robes next to him) and other Quraysh leaders questioning Muhammad about Isra' and Mi'raj
Islamic miniature depicting Muhammad trying to convert the dying Abu Talib on his deathbed, to Muhammad's left sits Ali
Abu Talib and Fatima bint Asad
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Ali ibn Abi Talib was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from 656 CE until his assassination in 661, as well as the first Shia Imam. He was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib
…طَالِب بن عَبْد ٱلْمُطَّلِب, romanized: ʾAbū Ṭālib bin ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib; c. 535 – 619) was the uncle of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, the father of Ali, and the leader of Banu Hashim. After the death of his father Abd al-Muttalib, he inherited this position as tribal chieftain, and the offices of Siqaya…
Gouache illustration of Ali (centre) and his sons, Hasan and Husayn, 1838, by an unknown painter
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Fonds Christian Bromberger Affiches de la période de la Révolution islamique Au premier plan Ali ibn Abi Talib, premier imam chiite, se tient derrière un lion, un sabre à la main et un paysa
Sasanid style coins during the Rashidun period, featuring a crescent-star, fire altar, depictions of Khosrow II, and an Arabic bismillāh in the margin). Unlike known historical figures such as Ibn Zubayr and Mu'awiya I, there are no coins minted in the name of these caliphs that could be evidence of political sovereignty.