Ibn Muljam
Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam al-Muradi, a Kharijite who, seeking revenge for the defeat at Nahrawan, struck Ali ibn Abi Talib with a poisoned sword during the dawn prayer in the mosque of Kufa in 661 CE; Ali died two days later.
Sources
- Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari — Tarikh al-Rusul wa al-Muluk
- Wilferd Madelung — The Succession to Muhammad: A Study of the Early Caliphate