caliph
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concept
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")