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The Caliph (خليفة ḫalīfah/khalīfah) is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the ruler of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari`ah. The word derives from the Arabic خليفة Khalīfa. Following Muhammad`s death in 632, the early leaders of the Muslim nation were called Khalifat Rasul Allah, the polit.....
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• (n.) Successor or vicar; -- a title of the successors of Mohammed both as temporal and spiritual rulers, now used by the sultans of Turkey.
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(`successor`), ruler of the Muslim community. When Muammad died (June 8, 632), Ab Bakr succeeded to his political and administrative functions as ... [12 related articles]
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Title of civic and religious heads of the world of Islam. The first caliph was
Abu Bakr. Nominally elective, the office became hereditary, held by the Umayyad dynasty 661-750 and then by the...
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Ca'liph (kā'lĭf)
noun [ Middle English
caliphe ,
califfe , French
calife (cf. Spanish
califa ), from Arabic
khalīfan successor, from
khalafa to succed.] Successor or vicar; -- a title of the successors of Mohammed both as temporal and spir...
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Caliph, or calif or khalif (vicegerent) is the name assumed by the successors of Mohammed in the government of the faithful and in the high-priesthood. Caliphate is therefore the name given to the empire of these princes which the Arabs founded in Asia, and enlarged, within a few centuries, to a dominion exceeding even the Roman empire in extent. T...
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A title for the political leader of the Muslim community. Sunni Muslims believe that the most qualified person should be elected as a caliph, whereas Shi'ite Muslims believe that the caliph should come from the bloodline of Ali, Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law (Esposito 2011
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An Islamic title for a ruler. According to the Sunni doctrine, the Caliph was the successor to the Prophet Muhammad. Later Caliphs regarded themselves to be God's representative on Earth, and claimed to have comprehensive religious authority. The Ottoman sultans appropriated the title 'Caliph' when they conquered Iraq. Republican Turkey abolished t...
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[
n] - the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state
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A Muslim ruler.
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calif noun the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth; `many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world`
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Title of civic and religious heads of the world of Islam. The first caliph was Abu Bakr. Nominally elective, the office became hereditary, held by the Umayyad dynasty 661–750 and then by the Abbasid dynasty. After the death of the last Abbasid (1258), the title was claimed by a number of Muslim chieftains in Egypt, Turkey, and India. The most ......
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Successor of Muhammad as leader of the Muslim community.
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