Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Centuries: 6th century - 7th century - 8th century Decades: 600s 610s 620s 630s 640s - 650s - 660s 670s 680s 690s 700s Years: 651 652 653 654 655 - 656 - 657 658 659 660 661 Events Ali becomes caliph Battle of Basrah (also known as Battle of the Camel) Births Deaths Uthman ibn Affan, caliph (murdered)\n This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.