Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib and Aisha were alive at the same time, from AD 614 to AD 661.

Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib was 14 or 15 when Aisha was born.

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

Aisha

Muhammad's third wife

Born AD 614 · died c. AD 678

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