caliph

A caliph is the political and religious leader regarded as the successor to the Prophet Muhammad and head of the Muslim community (ummah) in Islamic tradition.

Aliases (5)

• Companion of Muhammad ×10
• Caliph ×7
• Abbasid caliph ×6
• Umayyad caliph ×4
• Rashidun caliph ×1

Instances (31)

• Mehmed VI
• Caliph Abu Bakr ("Caliph")
• Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ("Rashidun caliph")
• Aisha bint Abi Bakr ("Companion of Muhammad")
• Hafsa bint Umar ("Companion of Muhammad")
• Zaynab bint Jahsh ("Companion of Muhammad")
• Umm Habiba ("Companion of Muhammad")
• Safiyya bint Huyayy ("Companion of Muhammad")
• Umar ibn al-Khattab ("Companion of Muhammad")
• Muawiya I ("Caliph")
• Marwan II
• al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib ("Companion of Muhammad")
• as-Saffah
• Harun al-Rashid ("Abbasid caliph")
• al-Ma'mun ("Abbasid caliph")
• al-Mu'tasim ("Abbasid caliph")
• al-Musta'sim ("Abbasid caliph")
• al-Mutawakkil III ("Abbasid caliph")
• Ali ibn Abi Talib ("Companion of Muhammad")
• Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ("Umayyad caliph")
• Al-Walid I ("Umayyad caliph")
• Al-Mansur ("Abbasid caliph")