Who Was Alive

Were Abu Bakr and Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib alive at the same time?

Yes. Abu Bakr and Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib were alive at the same time for 35 years, from AD 599 to AD 634.

Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib was 35 when Abu Bakr died.

Abu Bakr

1st Rashidun Caliph and father-in-law of Muhammad

Born c. AD 573 · died 23 August AD 634

Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib

4th Rashidun Caliph (r. 656–661) and first Shia Imam

Born 17 March AD 599 · died AD 661, aged 61 or 62

  1. Gregory I
  2. Muhammad
  3. Abu Bakr
  4. Umar ibn Al-Khattāb
  5. Brahmagupta
  6. Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib
Abu Bakr and Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.