What Is a Caliphate?

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8. Al ibn Ab lib

Al ibn Ab lib was the fourth caliph and was the son-in-law and cousin of the prophet Muhammed. He was also the last of the rshidn, which translates as the “rightly guided” caliphs. Rshidn is a title that was also held by the previous three caliphs. He is considered by Shia Muslims as the first Imam. Al was born in the Kaaba in Mecca, which is Islams holiest place.

He was close to Mohammed and protected him from an early age and he was the first male to convert to Islam. Al was known to be a kind ruler and cared about the well-being of Muslims. His reign saw civil wars as different sects of Islam emerged and, in 661, he was assassinated in the Great Mosque of Kufa.

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