Category:Caliph
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The Caliph (Arabic: خليفة ḫalīfah/khalīfah) is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the ruler of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah. The word derives from the Arabic خليفة (Khalīfa), which literally means 'successor'. Following Muhammad's death in 632, the early leaders of the Muslim nation were called Khalifat Rasul Allah, or the 'political successors to the messenger of God' (referring to Muhammad). Some academics prefer to transliterate the term as Khalīfah.
Pages in category "Caliph"
The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
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- Al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik ? (Banu Umayyah) (b. 668 d. 23 February 715)
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- Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan ? (Banu Umayyah) (b. 645 d. 9 October 705)
- Marwan ibn al-Hakam ? (Banu Umayyah) (b. 28 March 623 d. 7 May 685)
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- Mu'awiya bin Abi-Sufyan (b. 603 d. 6 May 680)
- Yazid ibn Mu'awiya (b. 20 July 647 d. 14 November 683)
- Mu'awiya ibn Yazid (b. 28 March 661 d. July 684)
- Yazid ibn al-Walid ? (Banu Umayyah) (b. 705 d. 4 October 744)
- Al-Walid ibn Yazid ? (Banu Umayyah) (b. 706 d. 17 April 744)
