Who Was Alive

Were Umar ibn Al-Khattāb and Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib alive at the same time?

Yes. Umar ibn Al-Khattāb and Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib were alive at the same time for 45 years, from AD 599 to AD 644.

Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib was 45 when Umar ibn Al-Khattāb died.

Umar ibn Al-Khattāb

2nd Rashidun Caliph from 634 to 644

Born c. AD 586 · died 3 November AD 644

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

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