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Talha ibn Ubayd Allah

d. 656 · 7th century · Also known as Talhah ibn Ubaydullah

Talha ibn Ubayd Allah was an early companion of Muhammad from the Quraysh of Mecca, one of the ten promised paradise in Sunni tradition and a member of the council that chose Uthman as caliph in 644. After Uthman's murder he joined Aisha and al-Zubayr in opposing the new caliph Ali and was killed at the Battle of the Camel near Basra in 656.

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