Category:Alids

Articles related to the Alids, those who claim descent from Ali ibn Abi Talib (عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; c. 600–661 CE), the fourth Rashidun caliph ((r. 656 – 661)) and the first imam in Shia Islam. Ali was also the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.