Ibn Muljam

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Ibn Muljam was the Kharijite extremist who assassinated the fourth Rashidun caliph, Ali ibn Abi Talib, in 661 CE.

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Label Occurrences
Ibn Muljam canonical 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Kharijite
assassin
historical figure
associatedWith Kharijism
surface form: Kharijite extremists

Kufa
causeOfDeath execution
countryOfDeath Rashidun Caliphate
dateOfDeath 661 CE
executedBy supporters of Ali ibn Abi Talib
historicalPeriod 7th century
ideology Kharijism
involvedIn First Fitna
killed Ali ibn Abi Talib
knownFor assassinating Ali ibn Abi Talib
legalStatusAtDeath condemned assassin
notableEvent attack on Ali ibn Abi Talib during prayer in Kufa
notableFor role in First Fitna
opponentOf Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib
surface form: Rashidun caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib
opposed Ali ibn Abi Talib
participatedIn Kharijism
surface form: Kharijite movement
partOf early Islamic sectarian conflicts
perpetrated assassination of Ali ibn Abi Talib
placeOfDeath Kufa
religiousAffiliation Kharijism
surface form: Kharijite
religiousContext early Islamic history
religiousMotivation Kharijite doctrine against Ali ibn Abi Talib
usedWeapon poisoned sword
victim Ali ibn Abi Talib
viewedAs notorious assassin in Sunni tradition
villain in Shia tradition

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Description of subject: Ibn Muljam was the Kharijite extremist who assassinated the fourth Rashidun caliph, Ali ibn Abi Talib, in 661 CE.

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Ali ibn Abi Talib assassin Ibn Muljam