Ali as Caliph

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Ali was the caliph between 656 and 661 CE which was one of the hardest periods in Muslim history and coincided with the first Muslim civil war. He reigned over Rashidun empire which was extended from Central Asia in the east to North Africa in the west. Many Muslims consider his government as the Islamic style of justice and tolerance on one side and tough following of Islamic law on the other.