Turkey: Ali ibn Talib, son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, receiving the oath of allegiance as the 4th Rashidun Caliph at Kufa. Miniature painting, 16th century. Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib (c. .598-661 CE) was the son of Abu Talib and was also the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet, Muhammad. He ruled over the Islamic Caliphate from 656 to 661, and was the first male convert to Islam. Sunnis consider Ali the fourth and final of the Rashidun (rightly guided) Caliphs, while Shia regard Ali as the first Imam and consider him and his descendants the rightful successors to Muhammad.

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