Najaf in the Middle Ages

The atlas holds 5 people and 6 moments here, from 656 to 1326. The most recorded lives are Ali ibn Abi Talib, Ibn Battuta and Husayn ibn Ali.

Notable people

1. Ali ibn Abi Talib

   from 656 to 661

   2 moments here

   Ali ibn Abi Talib was the fourth Rashidun caliph (656–661), cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad, and first Shia Imam.…

2. Husayn ibn Ali

   in 660

   1 moment here

   Husayn ibn Ali was an Alid political and religious leader, son of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Fatima, grandson of Muhammad, and the third Imam in Shia…

3. Ibn Battuta

   in 1326

   1 moment here

   Maghrebi Muslim jurist, traveller, explorer, and author from Tangier. Between 1325 and 1354 he journeyed through North and East Africa, the Middle…

4. Jabir ibn Hayyan

   in 815

   1 moment here

   Jabir ibn Hayyan is the traditional name attached to a large Arabic alchemical corpus. Modern scholarship questions whether a single historical…

5. Muhammad al-Bukhari

   in 826

   1 moment here

   Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Bukhari (810–870) was a hadith scholar from Bukhara whose travels for study, teaching, and transmission ranged across Central…

Moments

1. 656 Established himself at Kufa Ali ibn Abi Talib
2. 660 Departure from Kufa after the Hasan-Muawiya treaty Husayn ibn Ali
3. 661 Assassinated during prayer at the Great Mosque of Kufa Ali ibn Abi Talib
4. 815 Traditional death in Kufa Jabir ibn Hayyan
5. 826 Study in Kufa Muhammad al-Bukhari
6. 1326 Visits Ali's mausoleum Ibn Battuta

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