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Ali, Ibn Abu Talib, (c. 600-661). Fourth Caliph, cousin of Mohammed, and one of his first converts. The son-in-law of Mohammed, Ali's followers formed the Shiite sect after his death.
John Clark Ridpath, Ridpath's History of the World, Vol. II (New York: Merrill & Baker, 1897) 490. (Capture of Ayesha by Ali, Drawn by F. Fikentsher.)
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