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Abd-al-Rahman ibn Muljam al-Muradi ( Arabic : عبدالرحمن بن ملجم المرادي) was the Kharijite assassin of Ali ibn Abi Talib , the first cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad . A number of the Kharijites met in Mecca and remembered the Battle of Nahrawan that was fought in 659 by the Caliphate under Ali and the Kharijites in Baghdad which resulted in Khariji defeat. One of the Kharijis said "If we just bought ourselves revenge for the honour of our deceased brothers". They agreed to assassinate three of the leaders of Islam: ibn Muljam was to kill Ali, Alhujjaj Al Tamimi was to kill Muawiya , and Amr ibn Bakr Al Tamimi was to kill 'Amr ibn al-'Aas . The assassination attempts were to occur simultaneously as the three leaders came to lead the morning prayer (Faj'r) in their respective cities of Damascus , Fustat and Kufa . The method was to come out of the prayer ranks and strike the targets with a sword dipped in poison.1
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Abd-al-Rahman ibn Muljam al-Sarimi was the Khawārij assassin of Ali ibn Abu Talib , the son in law of the prophet Muhammad The Martyrdom of Hazrat Ali (karamAllah wajhu)
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn Muljam al-Murādiyy ( ) was a Khariji known for assassinating Ali , the fourth Caliph of Islam.
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Kharijite assassin of Ali ibn Abi Talib (died 661) ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muljam al-Murādī ( ) was a Kharijite primarily known for having assassinated Ali ibn Abi Talib , the fourth caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate and the first imam according to the Shia.
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Kharijite dissident who killed the fourth caliph Ali Abd al-Rahman ibn Amr ibn Muljam al-Muradi ( Arabic : عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَن ابْنُ عَمْرِو ابْنُ مُلْجَم الْمُرَادِيّ , romanized : ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Muljam al-Murādī ), commonly known simply as Ibn Muljam , was a Kharijite dissident known primarily for assassinating , ‘Alī ibn Abi Talib , the fourth caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate and the first Imam of the Shia Imamate .After the death of Ali ibn Abi Talib his first son Hasan Ibn Ali caught Ibn Muljam and executed him in Kufa , the same location where Ali-Ibn Talib was assassinated.
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khawārij assassin of ali ibn abu talib
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kharijite primarily known for having assassinated ali ibn abi talib
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