Amir al-Mu’minin

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Islamic honorific title political title religious title

Amir al-Mu’minin is an honorific Islamic title meaning "Commander of the Faithful," historically used for early caliphs as the supreme political and religious leaders of the Muslim community.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Amir al-Mu'minin	29
Amir al-Mu’minin canonical	11
Amir al-Muʾminin	2
Amir al-Mu'minin (in some sources)	1
Amir al-Mu'minin Ali ibn Abi Talib	1
Amir al-Mu’minīn	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic honorific title ⓘ political title ⓘ religious title ⓘ
associatedWithConcept	Islamic leadership ⓘ caliphate ⓘ political authority in Islam ⓘ religious authority in Islam ⓘ
contrastedWith	local or regional rulers without universal claim ⓘ
denotesRole	head of the ummah ⓘ supreme political leader of the Muslim community ⓘ supreme religious leader of the Muslim community ⓘ
etymologyComponent	Amir (commander or leader) ⓘ Al-Mu’min (The Giver of Security) ⓘ surface form: al-Mu’minin (the believers or the faithful)
firstWidelyUsedFor	early Rashidun caliphs ⓘ
hasMeaning	Imam ⓘ surface form: Commander of the Faithful Leader of the Believers ⓘ
impliesAuthorityOver	military affairs ⓘ political governance ⓘ religious matters ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ
relatedTitle	Caliph ⓘ Imam (in some traditions) ⓘ
scriptForm	Imam ⓘ surface form: أمير المؤمنين
timePeriodOfOrigin	early Islamic period ⓘ
titleScope	entire Muslim community (ummah) ⓘ
transliterationVariant	Amir al-Mu’minin self-link ⓘ Amir al-Mu’minin self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Amir al-Mu’minīn
usedBy	Muslim rulers ⓘ caliphs ⓘ some contemporary Muslim monarchs ⓘ some emirs ⓘ some sultans ⓘ
usedFor	Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ surface form: Abbasid caliphs Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ Almohad dynasty ⓘ surface form: Almohad caliphs Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ surface form: Fatimid caliphs Sultan of Morocco ⓘ surface form: Moroccan kings Umar ibn al-Khattab ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ surface form: Umayyad caliphs Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ surface form: Uthman ibn Affan leaders recognized as caliphs by their followers ⓘ some Ottoman sultans ⓘ
usedInContext	Friday sermons (khutbahs) ⓘ formal proclamations ⓘ official correspondence of caliphs ⓘ
usedInReligion	Islam ⓘ
usedInTradition	Shia Islam ⓘ Sunni Islam ⓘ

Referenced by (45)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Caliph Abu Bakr → title → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

subject surface form: Abu Bakr

Umar ibn al-Khattab → honorific → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

Marwan II → title → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

al-Ma'mun → title → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

Amir → relatedTitle → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

Ali ibn Abi Talib → honorificTitle → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

Alaouite dynasty → styleOfMonarchTitle → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

Caliph → hasVariantTitle → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

ʿAbd Allāh al-Mahdī Billāh → usedTitle → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh → title → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Muʾminin

Mullah Mohammad Omar → titleUsedByFollowers → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

Hibatullah Akhundzada → title → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

Amir al-Mu’minin → transliterationVariant → Amir al-Mu’minin self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu’minīn

Amir al-Mu’minin → transliterationVariant → Amir al-Mu’minin self-link ⓘ

Yazid I → title → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

Abdur Rahman Khan → title → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

Yazid III → title → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

Sultan Moulay Ismail → title → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

House of Abbas → usedTitle → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

Ibrahim ibn al-Walid → title → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur → title → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

al-Muntasir → title → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Muʾminin

Sultan of Morocco → style → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan → title → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

Abd al-Mu’min → positionHeld → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

Abd al-Mu’min → title → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib → honorificTitle → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

subject surface form: Ali ibn Abi Talib

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib → regnalName → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

subject surface form: Ali ibn Abi Talib

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin Ali ibn Abi Talib

Abu Yaqub Yusuf → title → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

al-Mu'tazz → title → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

al-Hadi → title → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

al-Mahdi → title → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

Emirs → hasTitleVariant → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

Muhammad Bello → title → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

Aliyu Babba → typeOfLeader → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

az-Zahir li-i'zaz Din Allah → style → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

al-Mustamsik → hasTitle → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

Rassid dynasty → titleOfRuler → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

Yazid II → title → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik → title → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

Muhammadu Bello → title → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

Abd al-Rahman II → title → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin (in some sources)

Mohammed VI of Morocco → title → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

Yusef of Morocco → title → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

Abu Sa'id Uthman II → title → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin