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Ali al-Sajjad
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Ali al-Sajjad

Imam

Born 6 January AD 659 · died 21 October AD 713, aged 54
Also known as Zayn al-Abedin, Imam al-Sajjad, Ali ibn Husayn

Who was alive at the same time as Ali al-Sajjad?

  1. Pope Agatho, AD 574 – AD 681
  2. Brahmagupta, c. AD 598 – c. AD 670
  3. Ali, AD 599 – AD 661
  4. Xuanzang, AD 602 – AD 664
  5. Mu'awiya I, AD 603 – AD 680
  6. Pope Leo II, AD 611 – AD 683
  7. Aisha, AD 614 – c. AD 678
  8. Hasan ibn Ali, AD 625 – AD 669
  9. Husayn ibn Ali, AD 626 – AD 680
  10. Pope Benedict II, AD 635 – AD 685
  11. Pope John VII, AD 650 – AD 707
  12. Pope Sergius I, AD 650 – AD 701
  13. Pope John VI, AD 655 – AD 705
  14. Ali al-Sajjad, AD 659 – AD 713
  15. Pope Gregory II, AD 669 – AD 731
  16. Bede, c. AD 672 – AD 735
  17. John of Damascus, c. AD 675 – AD 749
  18. Pope Zachary, AD 679 – AD 752
  19. Charles Martel, AD 688 – AD 741
  20. Abu Hanifa, AD 699 – c. AD 768
  21. Pope Adrian I, AD 700 – AD 795
  22. Pope Paul I, AD 700 – AD 767
  23. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762
  24. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770

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When Ali al-Sajjad was born, Ali was 59, Aisha was 44 or 45, Husayn ibn Ali was 32, Mu'awiya I was 55 or 56 and Pope Benedict II was 23 or 24.

When Ali al-Sajjad died, Li Bai was 12, Du Fu was about a year old, Abu Hanifa was 14, Pope Gregory II was 43 or 44 and Charles Martel was 25.

Born during Ali al-Sajjad’s lifetime: Li Bai, Du Fu, Abu Hanifa, Bede, Pope Gregory II, Charles Martel, Pope Adrian I and Pope Paul I.

Not quite contemporaries: Umar died about 15 years before Ali al-Sajjad was born, Uthman died about 3 years before Ali al-Sajjad was born, Jabir ibn Hayyan was born about 8 years after Ali al-Sajjad died and Pope Martin I died about 4 years before Ali al-Sajjad was born.

Where Ali al-Sajjad’s contemporaries were born

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The 96 best-known contemporaries

96 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Ali al-Sajjad. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 686.

  1. Li Bai AD 701 – AD 762
  2. Ali AD 599 – AD 661
  3. Du Fu AD 712 – AD 770
  4. Brahmagupta c. AD 598 – c. AD 670
  5. Aisha AD 614 – c. AD 678
  6. Husayn ibn Ali AD 626 – AD 680
  7. Abu Hanifa AD 699 – c. AD 768
  8. Mu'awiya I AD 603 – AD 680
  9. Bede c. AD 672 – AD 735
  10. Pope Gregory II AD 669 – AD 731
  11. Charles Martel AD 688 – AD 741
  12. Pope Adrian I AD 700 – AD 795
  13. Pope Benedict II AD 635 – AD 685
  14. Pope Paul I AD 700 – AD 767
  15. Hasan ibn Ali AD 625 – AD 669
  16. John of Damascus c. AD 675 – AD 749
  17. Pope Leo II AD 611 – AD 683
  18. Xuanzang AD 602 – AD 664
  19. Pope John VII AD 650 – AD 707
  20. Pope Sergius I AD 650 – AD 701
  21. Pope Agatho AD 574 – AD 681
  22. Pope John VI AD 655 – AD 705
  23. Pope Zachary AD 679 – AD 752
  24. Pope Vitalian c. AD 600 – AD 672
  25. Pope John V AD 635 – AD 686
  26. Ja'far al-Sadiq c. AD 701 – c. AD 765
  27. Wu Zetian AD 624 – AD 705
  28. Pope Sisinnius c. AD 650 – AD 708
  29. Pope Conon AD 630 – AD 687
  30. Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan c. AD 646 – AD 705
  31. Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz AD 681 – c. AD 720
  32. Leo III the Isaurian AD 675 – AD 741
  33. Yazid I AD 646 – AD 683
  34. Justinian II AD 669 – AD 711
  35. Tariq ibn Ziyad AD 670 – AD 720
  36. Constans II AD 630 – AD 668
  37. Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr AD 624 – AD 692
  38. Maximus the Confessor AD 579 – AD 662
  39. Hafsa bint Umar AD 604 – AD 665
  40. Ibn Abbas c. AD 619 – AD 688
  41. Constantine IV AD 652 – AD 685
  42. Amr ibn al-As AD 570 – AD 664
  43. Marwan I AD 623 – AD 685
  44. Pelagius of Asturias c. AD 685 – AD 737
  45. Asparuh of Bulgaria c. AD 640 – c. AD 701
  46. Wang Wei AD 699 – c. AD 760
  47. Mu'awiya II AD 661 – AD 684
  48. Abu Hurayra AD 602 – AD 679
  49. Leontius AD 660 – AD 706
  50. Al-Walid I AD 668 – AD 715
  51. Saint Boniface c. AD 675 – AD 754
  52. Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik AD 675 – AD 717
  53. Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas AD 595 – c. AD 675
  54. Umm Salama AD 596 – AD 681
  55. Zaynab bint Ali c. AD 627 – c. AD 684
  56. Isaac the Syrian c. AD 640 – c. AD 700
  57. Muhammad al-Baqir AD 677 – AD 733
  58. Roderic AD 688 – AD 711
  59. Marwan II AD 688 – AD 750
  60. Dagobert III c. AD 698 – AD 715
  61. Al-Walid II 700s – AD 744
  62. Ibn Ishaq AD 704 – AD 768
  63. Childebert III AD 678 – AD 711
  64. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang c. AD 684 – c. AD 765
  65. Sawdah bint Zam'ah AD 589 – AD 674
  66. Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab c. AD 610 – AD 693
  67. Chlothar III c. AD 650 – AD 673
  68. Theuderic III 650s – AD 691
  69. Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik AD 691 – AD 743
  70. Umm Habiba c. AD 594 – AD 665
  71. Childeric II AD 655 – AD 675
  72. Chilperic II c. AD 673 – AD 721
  73. Clovis IV c. AD 677 – AD 695
  74. Maymunah bint al-Harith c. AD 592 – AD 672
  75. Safiyya bint Huyayy c. AD 610 – AD 670
  76. Juwayriya bint al-Harith AD 608 – AD 676
  77. Hasan al-Basri AD 642 – AD 728
  78. Pepin of Herstal c. AD 645 – AD 714
  79. Empress Jitō AD 645 – AD 703
  80. Emperor Tenji AD 626 – AD 672
  81. Dagobert II AD 652 – AD 679
  82. Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf AD 661 – AD 714
  83. Yazid II AD 687 – AD 724
  84. Yazid III AD 701 – AD 744
  85. Desiderius c. AD 710 – c. AD 786
  86. Empress Kōgyoku AD 594 – AD 661
  87. Empress Genmei AD 661 – AD 721
  88. Kahina AD 668 – AD 703
  89. Anas ibn Malik AD 611 – AD 713
  90. Muhammad ibn al-Qasim AD 695 – AD 715
  91. Emperor Tenmu AD 631 – AD 686
  92. Liutprand, King of the Lombards c. 680s – AD 744
  93. Chlothar IV c. AD 685 – AD 719
  94. Shantideva c. AD 685 – c. AD 763
  95. Kubrat c. AD 595 – AD 665
  96. Carloman c. AD 710 – AD 754