Caliph
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https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/tag/130817
- Note
- A caliphate or khilāfah (Arabic: خِلَافَة, Arabic pronunciation: [xi'laːfah]) is an institution or public office under the leadership of an Islamic steward with the title of caliph (/ˈkælɪf, ˈkeɪ-/; Arabic: خَلِيفَة Arabic pronunciation: [xæ'liː'fæh], pronunciation (help·info)), a person considered a political-religious successor to the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a leader of the entire Muslim world (ummah).
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