Assassinated Shia imams

Ali ibn Abi Talib (; ) was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from until his assassination in 661, as well as the first Shia Imam. He was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Born to Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Fatima bint Asad, Ali was raised in the household of his cousin Muhammad and was among the first to accept his teachings.

5th Rashidun Caliph (r. 661) and second Shia Imam

eighth of the Twelve Shia Imams (766–818)

seventh of the Twelve Imams (745–799 CE)

Nizari Ismaili Imam

8th-century Islamic scholar, theologian and hadith narrator

Nizari imam (1740-1817)

imam of the Nizari Ismaili Shia Islam community