Who Was Alive

Were Khalid ibn al-Walid and Ali alive at the same time?

Yes. Khalid ibn al-Walid and Ali were alive at the same time for 43 years, from AD 599 to AD 642.

Khalid ibn al-Walid was 12 or 13 when Ali was born.

Ali was 43 when Khalid ibn al-Walid died, aged 55 or 56.

Khalid ibn al-Walid

Khalid ibn al-Walid

Military leader

Born AD 586 · died 19 August AD 642, aged 55 or 56

Ali

Ali

Caliph

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

  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. Khalid ibn al-Walid, AD 586 – AD 642
  6. Brahmagupta, c. AD 598 – c. AD 670
  7. Ali, AD 599 – AD 661

Khalid ibn al-Walid and 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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Events both lived through

  • The Hijrah AD 622Khalid ibn al-Walid was 35 or 36; Ali was 23
  • Battle of Badr AD 624Khalid ibn al-Walid was 37 or 38; Ali was 24

Where Khalid ibn al-Walid and Ali were born

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