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A caliph is the supreme religious and political leader of an Islamic state known as the caliphate. [1] [2] Caliphs (also known as 'Khalifas') led the Muslim Ummah as political successors to the Islamic prophet Muhammad, [3] and widely-recognised caliphates have existed in various forms for most of Islamic history.
YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California. "Lm3allem" by Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred is the most-viewed Arabic music video with 1 billion views in May 2023. [1] [2] "Ya Lili" by Tunisian singer Balti with Hammouda is the second video to garner over 700 million views.
A caliphate (Arabic: خِلَافَةْ, romanized: khilāfah) is an institution or public office under the leadership of an Islamic steward with the title of caliph [1] [2] [3] (/ ˈ k æ l ɪ f, ˈ k eɪ-/; خَلِيفَةْ khalīfa [xæ'liːfæh], pronunciation ⓘ), a person considered a political–religious successor to the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a leader of the entire Muslim ...
He also received the support of Mehmed VI, on 18 March 1924 one of the last Ottoman Caliphs and the last Ottoman Sultan, according to The Times and Vatan, that reported that he supported him as the new Caliph. [10] Arab publications like Al-Qiblah, Alif Ba, and Al-Nahdah supported him, [39] and the mosques of Damascus, [40] Jerusalem, Beirut ...
Al-Hayat Media Center (Arabic: مركز الحياة للإعلام) is a media wing of the Islamic State. [1] [2] It was established in mid-2014 and targets international (non-Arabic) audiences as opposed to their other Arabic-focused media wings and produces material, mostly Nasheeds, in English, German, Russian, Urdu, Indonesian, Turkish, Bengali, Chinese, Bosnian, Kurdish, Uyghur, and French.
The Islamic empire of the last is largely divided into the Sunni Abbasid Caliphate on the east and the Shiite Fatimid Caliphate in the west. When the Fatimids try to stage a coup in Baghdad, the Seljuk Turks come to the rescue of the Abbasid Caliphate. Tughril Bey becomes the first ethnic Turk to take effective control of the Abbasid Caliphate.
Early history BBC Episode 1: The Islamic World. When the Moors Ruled in Europe: 2005 Documentary UK Early history Channel 4: History of Islamic Spain. Khalid ibn al-Walid: 2006 TV Series - Early history - Life of Khalid ibn Walid. Cities of Light: The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain 2007 Documentary - Early history - Civilization of Islamic ...
Al-Qurashi claimed to be Arab, [12] [42] but many sources have claimed that his family was Turkmen. [11] [40] [42] According to Nineveh genealogy expert Nizar al-Saadoun, most of al-Qurashi's clan—the al-Mawla —is Arab, and descended from the Abbasid Burisha clan which in turn were related to Muhammad's clan. [12]