Who Was Alive

Were Ali and Hasan ibn Ali alive at the same time?

Yes. Ali and Hasan ibn Ali were alive at the same time for 35 or 36 years, from AD 625 to AD 661.

Ali was 25 when Hasan ibn Ali was born.

Hasan ibn Ali was 35 or 36 when Ali died, aged 61 or 62.

Ali

Ali

Caliph

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

Hasan ibn Ali

Hasan ibn Ali

Caliph

Born 1 March AD 625 · died AD 669, aged 43 or 44

  1. Pope Gregory I, c. AD 541 – AD 604
  2. Muhammad, AD 571 – AD 632
  3. Abu Bakr, c. AD 573 – AD 634
  4. Umar, c. AD 586 – AD 644
  5. Brahmagupta, c. AD 598 – c. AD 670
  6. Ali, AD 599 – AD 661
  7. Hasan ibn Ali, AD 625 – AD 669

Ali and Hasan ibn Ali in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Ali and Hasan ibn Ali were born

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