Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam

Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam
The assassination of Ali in a modern painting.
Born
Died31 January 661
ConvictionMurder
Criminal penaltyDeath
Details
VictimsAli ibn Abi Talib
DateJanuary 661 (661-01)
Killed1
WeaponPoisoned sword

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.