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Ja'far ibn Abī Tālib · Alexandria

Person · 589 CE – 629 CE

Ja'far ibn Abī Tālib

Also known as

Cafer b. Ebu Talib
Cefer bin Ebû Talib
Cəfər bin Əbu Talib
Djafar ben Abi Talib
Djafar ibn Abi Talib
Djafar ibn Abi Talib

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Connected to

religionIslam631 CE
born inMecca
sibling · sibling ofAqil ibn Abi Talib590 CE
child · father ofAwn ibn Ja'far
in conflictBattle of Mu'tah
sibling · sibling of

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Jumanah bint Abi Talib

child · father ofMuhammad ibn Ja'far

siblingTalib ibn Abi Talib571 CE

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