Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Muhammad and Hasan ibn Ali were alive at the same time for 7 years, from AD 625 to AD 632.

Muhammad was 53 when Hasan ibn Ali was born.

Hasan ibn Ali was 7 when Muhammad died, aged 61.

Muhammad

Muhammad

Prophet

Born 20 April AD 571 · died 8 June AD 632, aged 61

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

Muhammad 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 Muhammad and Hasan ibn Ali were born

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