Historical figures in Najaf

The atlas holds 8 people and 10 moments here, from 656 to 2021. The most recorded lives are Ali ibn Abi Talib, Ruhollah Khomeini and Pope Francis. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Business Leaders, across the Middle Ages and the Space Age.

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. Ali Khamenei

    in 1957

    1 moment here

    Iranian Shia cleric and politician who was president of Iran from 1981 to 1989 and supreme leader from 1989 until his death in 2026.…

  3. 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…

  4. 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…

  5. 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…

  6. 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…

  7. Pope Francis

    in 2021

    1 moment here

    Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…

  8. Ruhollah Khomeini

    from 1965 to 1970

    2 moments here

    Iranian Shia cleric, revolutionary leader, and first Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran.…

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
  7. 1957 Seminary visit to Najaf Ali Khamenei
  8. 1965 Exile and teaching in Najaf Ruhollah Khomeini
  9. 1970 Lectures on Islamic government Ruhollah Khomeini
  10. 2021 Meeting with Ali al-Sistani Pope Francis

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