SINCE 1828
ʽAlī
biographical name
\ ä-ˈlē
, ˈä-lē\
, ˈä-lē\
variants:
Arabic ʽAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib \ -ˌi-bən-ˌä-bē-ˈtä-lib
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Definition of ʽAlī
circa 600–661 cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad 4th orthodox caliph (656–661)
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