Who Was Alive

Were Abu Bakr and Husayn ibn Ali alive at the same time?

Yes. Abu Bakr and Husayn ibn Ali were alive at the same time for 8 years, from AD 626 to AD 634.

Husayn ibn Ali was 8 when Abu Bakr died.

Abu Bakr

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

Born c. AD 573 · died 23 August AD 634

Husayn ibn Ali

Grandson of Muhammad and the 3rd Shia Imam

Born 9 January AD 626 · died 10 October AD 680, aged 54

  1. Gregory I
  2. Muhammad
  3. Abu Bakr
  4. Umar ibn Al-Khattāb
  5. Brahmagupta
  6. Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib
  7. Husayn ibn Ali
Abu Bakr and Husayn ibn Ali 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.