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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.
Founder of Mamluk Caliphate of Cairo under the auspices of Mamluk ruler Baybars. In 1261, The Later Abbasids was succeeded by Caliphs of the Mamluk Sultanate in Cairo. Installed as Caliph in Cairo, Egypt by the Mamluk Sultan Baybars in 1261. Title also claimed by al-Hakim I, installed as caliph by the ruler of Aleppo, Aqqush al-Burli; 2
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 ...
Research published by Hisham al-Hashimi in 2020 stated that al-Qurashi headed the five-member Shura Council. He killed himself on 15 October 2022 by detonating a suicide vest during an operation carried out by former Free Syrian Army rebels which had aligned with government forces in Daraa province.
Mirza Masroor Ahmad (مرزا مسرور احمد; born 15 September 1950) is the current and fifth leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.His official title within the movement is Fifth Caliph of the Messiah (Arabic: خليفة المسيح الخامس, khalīfatul masīh al-khāmis).
Rashidun Caliphate (5 C, 7 P) S. Sokoto Caliphate (4 C, 27 P) U. ... Non-Muslim Provinces under Early Islam; O. Ottoman Caliphate; R. Rashidun Caliphate; S. Sharifian ...
Subsequently became caliph in 717. Appointed by the caliph al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik [29] Uthman ibn Hayyan al-Murri: 712-715 Dismissed Appointed by al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik [30] Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Amr ibn Hazm: 715-720 Dismissed Appointed by the caliph Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik [31] Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Dahhak ibn Qays al-Fihri: 720 ...
The history of Islam is believed by most historians [1] to have originated with Muhammad's mission in Mecca and Medina at the start of the 7th century CE, [2] [3] although Muslims regard this time as a return to the original faith passed down by the Abrahamic prophets, such as Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon, and Jesus, with the submission (Islām) to the will of God.