Highlight the contribution of ‘Ali b. Abi Talib to Islam.
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Ali ibn Abi Talib (: عَلِيّ ٱبْن أَبِي طَالِب, ʿAlī ibn ʾAbī Ṭālib; 13 September 601 – 29 January 661)[] was a cousin and son-in-law of the , who ruled as the fourth caliph from 656 to 661. He is one of the central figures in and is regarded as the rightful immediate as an by Shia Muslims.
Ali was born inside the in , the , to and . He was the first male who accepted Islam under Muhammad's watch. Ali protected Muhammad from an early age, and took part in almost all the battles fought by the nascent Muslim community. After , he married Muhammad's daughter , and after her death, he had other wives, including Muhammad's granddaughter . He was appointed caliph by in 656, after Caliph was assassinated. Ali's reign saw and in 661, he was attacked and by a while praying in the .
Ali is important to both and , politically and spiritually. The numerous biographical sources about Ali are often biased according to sectarian lines, but they agree that he was a pious Muslim, devoted to the cause of Islam and a just ruler in accordance with the and the . While Sunnis consider Ali the fourth , Shia Muslims regard Ali as the first and after Muhammad. Shia Muslims also believe that Ali and the other , all of whom are from the House of Muhammad's, known as the , are the rightful successors to Muhammad.