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Caliphate

A caliphate is an institution or public office under the leadership of an Islamic steward with the title of caliph (/ˈkælɪf, ˈkeɪ-/), a person considered a political–religious successor to the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a leader of the entire Muslim world (ummah). Historically, the caliphates were polities based on Islam which developed into multi-ethni…

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related to Ottoman Caliphate (1517–1924) · 47
Caliphate → Abbasid, Abdul Hamid, According, Barthold, British, British India, Cairo, Caliph, Christians, Conqueror's, Constantinople, Crimea, Edirne, Empire, Hadiths, Hence, However, Imam, In, Islamic
related to Islamic State (2014–present) · 41
Caliphate → Abu Bakr, Al-Baghdadi, Al-Baghuz Fawqani, Al-Nusra Front, Al-Qaeda, At, Baghdadi, By December, Free Syrian Army, In, Iraq, Iraq War, Iraq's, Iraqi, Iraqi Army, Iraqi Kurdistan's Peshmerga, ISIL, ISIL's, Islamic, Islamic State
related to Abu Issa caliphate (1993 – c. 2014) · 34
Caliphate → Abu, Abu Bakr, Abu Issa, Abu Issa's, Abu Umar, According, Afghan Arabs, Afghanistan, Afghanistan's Kunar, April, Baghdadi, Bahrumi, Eventually, Islamic State, It, Jordan, Kevin Jackson, Kuwaiti, Like, Local Afghans
related to Umayyad Caliphate (661–750) · 26
Caliphate → Al-Andalus, Ali, At, Awwam, Banu Hashim, Beginning, Caucasus, Each, Geographically, However, Iberian Peninsula, Maghreb, Muhammad's, Muslim, Muslims, Roman Empire, Shura, Sindh, Some, Tang China
related to Al-Qaeda's caliphate goals · 22
Caliphate → According, Al-Qaeda, Ayman, Egypt, God, Internet, Iraq, Islamic, Its, Jewish, Laden, Laden's, Lawrence Wright, Muslims, Osama, Ottoman Empire, Qaeda's, The Voice, Then, United States
related to Fatimid Caliphate (909–1171) · 21
Caliphate → Africa, AH, At, Cairo, CE, Egypt, Hejaz, Islam, Isma'ili Shi'i, Ismaili, Levant, Louis Massignon, Maghreb, Mahdia, Mediterranean, Sicily, The Fatimid Caliphate, The Fatimids, Thereafter, Tunisia
related to Ahmadiyya view · 17
Caliphate → Ahmadis, Ahmadiyya, Ahmadiyya Caliphate, Ali, Although, God, Islamic, Mahdi, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Muhammad, Promised Messiah, Quranic, Righteous Caliphs, Rāshidūn, The, This, Thus
related to Electing or appointing a caliph · 14
Caliphate → Al-Baqillani, Arabian, Candidates, Capable, Fred Donner, In, Muslims, Quraysh, Since, Sunni, Sunni Muslim, The Early Islamic Conquests, Traditionally, Umayyads
related to Accountability of rulers · 13
Caliphate → Al-Asqalani, Al-Ghazali, Al-Juwayni, Al-Mawardi, Asqalani, Ibn Hajar, Islam, Islamic, Majlis, Qur'an, Rather, Shura, Surah Al-Ahzab
related to Quran · 13
Caliphate → Earth, First, God, God's, In, Istikhlaf Verse, King David, Quran, Quranic, Second, Surah Al-Baqara, Surah Sad, The Quran

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caliph islamic muslims state muhammad abu muslim ali ottoman rule empire claimed title needed caliphs one also dynasty allah leader

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Caliphateis ainstitution or public office under the leadership of an Islamic steward with the title of caliph0.90text
Caliphateis acontinuation of the Islamic caliphate0.90text
Caliphateis aobligation0.90text
Suleiman IIinstance ofHe received support from the Ottoman sultans0.80text
Mehmed IVinstance ofHe received support from the Ottoman sultans0.80text
Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khaljiinstance ofThe Mughal emperors continued to be addressed as caliphs until the reign of Shah Alam II.Other notable rulers0.80text
Alauddin Khiljiinstance ofThe Mughal emperors continued to be addressed as caliphs until the reign of Shah Alam II.Other notable rulers0.80text
Firuz Shah Tughlaqinstance ofThe Mughal emperors continued to be addressed as caliphs until the reign of Shah Alam II.Other notable rulers0.80text
Shamsuddin Ilyas Shahinstance ofThe Mughal emperors continued to be addressed as caliphs until the reign of Shah Alam II.Other notable rulers0.80text
Baburinstance ofThe Mughal emperors continued to be addressed as caliphs until the reign of Shah Alam II.Other notable rulers0.80text
Sher Shah Suriinstance ofThe Mughal emperors continued to be addressed as caliphs until the reign of Shah Alam II.Other notable rulers0.80text
Nasir I of Kalatinstance ofThe Mughal emperors continued to be addressed as caliphs until the reign of Shah Alam II.Other notable rulers0.80text

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