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The family of the Ahl al-Bayt

Select or focus any member of the family to trace their line back to Abd al-Muttalib. Each of the Fourteen links to their biography. Dashed lines show marriage and maternal descent.

Abd al-MuttalibGrandfather of the Prophet and of Imam AliAbd AllahFather of the ProphetAmina bint WahbMother of the ProphetAbu TalibFather of Imam Ali and guardian of the ProphetFatima bint AsadMother of Imam Ali01Prophet MuhammadProphet Muhammad al-Mustafa — Seal of the ProphetsKhadijaKhadija bint Khuwaylid, wife of the Prophet and mother of Sayyida Fatima03Imam AliImam Ali ibn Abi Talib — Commander of the Faithful02Sayyida FatimaSayyida Fatima al-Zahra — Mistress of the Women of the Worlds04Imam HasanImam Hasan ibn Ali al-Mujtaba — The Generous One of the Ahl al-Bayt05Imam HusaynImam Husayn ibn Ali — Leader of the MartyrsZaynabDaughter of Imam Ali and Sayyida Fatima; leader of the survivors after KarbalaUmm KulthumDaughter of Imam Ali and Sayyida FatimaMuhsinSon of Imam Ali and Sayyida Fatima named in Twelver sources; did not surviveFatima bint al-HasanDaughter of Imam Hasan; wife of Imam Zayn al-Abidin and mother of Imam al-Baqir06Imam Zayn al-AbidinImam Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-Abidin — Master of Those Who Prostrate07Imam al-BaqirImam Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir — He Who Opens Knowledge Wide08Imam al-SadiqImam Ja‘far ibn Muhammad al-Sadiq — The Truthful of the Family of Muhammad09Imam al-KazimImam Musa ibn Ja‘far al-Kazim — The Gate of Needs10Imam al-RidaImam Ali ibn Musa al-Rida — The Scholar of the Family of Muhammad11Imam al-JawadImam Muhammad ibn Ali al-Jawad — The Gate of Hopes12Imam al-HadiImam Ali ibn Muhammad al-Hadi — The Pure One (al-Naqi)13Imam al-AskariImam Hasan ibn Ali al-Askari — The Pure One (al-Zaki)14Imam al-MahdiImam Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Mahdi — Master of the Age

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