Caliph

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The Caliph is the supreme religious and political leader in Islam, regarded as the successor to the Prophet Muhammad in guiding the Muslim community.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic political title
Islamic religious title
head of state
monarchic office
abolishedIn 1924 by the Republic of Turkey
associatedWith Shia Islam
Sunni Islam
derivesFrom Arabic word "khalīfa"
describedAs successor to the Prophet Muhammad
disputedBy Shia Islam regarding rightful succession
duty administering justice
defending the Muslim community
leading jihad under certain conditions
upholding Sharia
firstHolder Caliph Abu Bakr
surface form: Abu Bakr
genderRestriction traditionally male office
governs Caliphate
hasConceptualSuccessor modern Islamist claims to caliphate
hasVariantTitle Amir al-Mu’minin
surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

Imam
surface form: Commander of the Faithful
historicalPeriod Abbasid Caliphate
Ottoman Empire
surface form: Ottoman Caliphate

Rashidun Caliphate
Umayyad Caliphate
jurisdiction ummah
language Arabic
lastWidelyRecognizedHolder Abdülmecid II
surface form: Abdulmejid II
legalStatusInClassicalFiqh obligatory institution for the Muslim community (according to many Sunni jurists)
legitimizedBy bay'ah
consensus of the community (ijma) in Sunni theory
meaning steward
successor
notableDynastiesHoldingTitle Abbasid Caliphate
surface form: Abbasids

Ottoman dynasty
surface form: Ottomans

Rashidun Caliphate
surface form: Rashidun

Umayyad Caliphate
surface form: Umayyads
pluralForm Caliph self-linksurface differs
surface form: Caliphs

Caliph self-linksurface differs
surface form: Khulafa
positionInPolitics supreme political leader in Islam
positionInReligion supreme religious leader in Islam
relatedConcept Imamate
relatedOffice Imam
surface form: Imam (in Shia doctrine)
religion Islam
roleInCommunity leader of the Muslim community
seatOfPower Baghdad
surface form: Baghdad (Abbasid period)

Damascus
surface form: Damascus (Umayyad period)

Istanbul
surface form: Istanbul (Ottoman period)

Medina
surface form: Medina (early Rashidun period)
symbolOf continuity of prophetic authority
unity of the Muslim community
transliteration Khalifa

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Caliph Abu Bakr positionHeld Caliph
subject surface form: Abu Bakr
Muawiya I positionHeld Caliph
this entity surface form: Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate
Marwan II positionHeld Caliph
this entity surface form: Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate
as-Saffah positionHeld Caliph
subject surface form: As-Saffah
this entity surface form: Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate
al-Mu'tasim title Caliph
this entity surface form: Commander of the Faithful
al-Musta'sim title Caliph
this entity surface form: Commander of the Faithful
Al-Walid I positionHeld Caliph
this entity surface form: Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate
Ahmadiyya hasLeadershipStructure Caliph
this entity surface form: Khilafat (Caliphate)
Sharif of Mecca subordinateTo Caliph
this entity surface form: Caliph (Ottoman)
Caliph pluralForm Caliph self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Caliphs
Caliph pluralForm Caliph self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Khulafa
Mehmed V honorificTitle Caliph
this entity surface form: Caliph of Islam
Mehmed V title Caliph
Aghlabid dynasty governedOnBehalfOf Caliph
this entity surface form: Abbasid caliph
al-ʿĀḍid li-Dīn Allāh positionHeld Caliph
this entity surface form: Caliph of the Fatimid Caliphate
Prophet Adam titleInQuran Caliph
this entity surface form: Khalifah (vicegerent on earth)
Russian Empire and Ottoman Empire headOfStateTitle Caliph
subject surface form: Ottoman Empire
Arab Emirate of Armenia hasSovereign Caliph
this entity surface form: Abbasid Caliph
Yazid III positionHeld Caliph
this entity surface form: Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate
Khalifa transliterationVariant Caliph
this entity surface form: Khalifah
House of Abbas ruledAs Caliph
this entity surface form: Caliphs
House of Abbas usedTitle Caliph
this entity surface form: Caliph of the Muslims
Ibrahim ibn al-Walid positionHeld Caliph
this entity surface form: Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate
Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib viewedAs Caliph
subject surface form: Ali ibn Abi Talib
this entity surface form: Rightly Guided Caliph
al-Amin positionHeld Caliph
this entity surface form: Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate
Marwan al-Himar positionHeld Caliph
this entity surface form: Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate
al-Hadi positionHeld Caliph
this entity surface form: Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate
al-Mahdi positionHeld Caliph
this entity surface form: Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik caliphalTitle Caliph
this entity surface form: Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate
House of the Exilarchs recognizedBy Caliph
this entity surface form: Islamic caliphs