Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Muhammad and Husayn ibn Ali were alive at the same time for 6 years, from AD 626 to AD 632.

Muhammad was 54 when Husayn ibn Ali was born.

Husayn ibn Ali was 6 when Muhammad died, aged 61.

Muhammad

Arabian political leader and the founder of Islam

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

Husayn ibn Ali

Grandson of Muhammad and the 3rd Shia Imam

Born 9 January AD 626 · died 10 October AD 680, aged 54

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