Caliph

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The Caliph is the supreme religious and political leader in Islam, regarded as the successor to the Prophet Muhammad in guiding the Muslim community.

All labels observed (19)

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic political title ⓘ
Islamic religious title ⓘ
head of state ⓘ
monarchic office ⓘ
abolishedIn 1924 by the Republic of Turkey ⓘ
associatedWith Shia Islam ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ
derivesFrom Arabic word "khalīfa" ⓘ
describedAs successor to the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
disputedBy Shia Islam regarding rightful succession ⓘ
duty administering justice ⓘ
defending the Muslim community ⓘ
leading jihad under certain conditions ⓘ
upholding Sharia ⓘ
firstHolder Abu Bakr ⓘ
linked to: Caliph Abu Bakr
genderRestriction traditionally male office ⓘ
governs Caliphate ⓘ
hasConceptualSuccessor modern Islamist claims to caliphate ⓘ
hasVariantTitle Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin

Commander of the Faithful ⓘ
linked to: Imam
historicalPeriod Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
Ottoman Caliphate ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman Empire

Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
jurisdiction ummah ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
lastWidelyRecognizedHolder Abdulmejid II ⓘ
linked to: Abdülmecid II
legalStatusInClassicalFiqh obligatory institution for the Muslim community (according to many Sunni jurists) ⓘ
legitimizedBy bay'ah ⓘ
consensus of the community (ijma) in Sunni theory ⓘ
meaning steward ⓘ
successor ⓘ
notableDynastiesHoldingTitle Abbasids ⓘ
linked to: Abbasid Caliphate

Ottomans ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman dynasty

Rashidun ⓘ
linked to: Rashidun Caliphate

Umayyads ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad Caliphate
pluralForm Caliphs ⓘ
linked to: Caliph

Khulafa ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
positionInPolitics supreme political leader in Islam ⓘ
positionInReligion supreme religious leader in Islam ⓘ
relatedConcept Imamate ⓘ
relatedOffice Imam (in Shia doctrine) ⓘ
linked to: Imam
religion Islam ⓘ
roleInCommunity leader of the Muslim community ⓘ
seatOfPower Baghdad (Abbasid period) ⓘ
linked to: Baghdad

Damascus (Umayyad period) ⓘ
linked to: Damascus

Istanbul (Ottoman period) ⓘ
linked to: Istanbul

Medina (early Rashidun period) ⓘ
linked to: Medina
symbolOf continuity of prophetic authority ⓘ
unity of the Muslim community ⓘ
transliteration Khalifa ⓘ

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Referenced by (47)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Abu Bakr → positionHeld → Caliph ⓘ
subject linked to: Caliph Abu Bakr
Muawiya I → positionHeld → Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
Marwan II → positionHeld → Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
As-Saffah → positionHeld → Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
subject linked to: as-Saffah
linked to: Caliph
al-Mu'tasim → title → Commander of the Faithful ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
al-Musta'sim → title → Commander of the Faithful ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
Al-Walid I → positionHeld → Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
Ahmadiyya → hasLeadershipStructure → Khilafat (Caliphate) ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
Sharif of Mecca → subordinateTo → Caliph (Ottoman) ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
Caliph → pluralForm → Caliphs ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
Caliph → pluralForm → Khulafa ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
Mehmed V → honorificTitle → Caliph of Islam ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
Mehmed V → title → Caliph ⓘ
Aghlabid dynasty → governedOnBehalfOf → Abbasid caliph ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
al-ʿĀḍid li-Dīn Allāh → positionHeld → Caliph of the Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
Prophet Adam → titleInQuran → Khalifah (vicegerent on earth) ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
Ottoman Empire → headOfStateTitle → Caliph ⓘ
Arab Emirate of Armenia → hasSovereign → Abbasid Caliph ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
Yazid III → positionHeld → Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
Khalifa → transliterationVariant → Khalifah ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
House of Abbas → ruledAs → Caliphs ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
House of Abbas → usedTitle → Caliph of the Muslims ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
Ibrahim ibn al-Walid → positionHeld → Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
Ali ibn Abi Talib → viewedAs → Rightly Guided Caliph ⓘ
subject linked to: Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib
linked to: Caliph
al-Amin → positionHeld → Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
Marwan al-Himar → positionHeld → Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
al-Hadi → positionHeld → Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
al-Mahdi → positionHeld → Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik → caliphalTitle → Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
House of the Exilarchs → recognizedBy → Islamic caliphs ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
Kanûn-ı Esâsî → affirmed → Sultan as Caliph ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
Toghrul Beg → titleGrantedBy → Abbasid caliph ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
Ibrahim ibn al-Aghlab → suzeraintyRecognized → Abbasid caliph ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq → positionHeld → Caliph of the Muslims ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
Umayyad army → allegiance → Caliph ⓘ
Abbasid administration → headOfGovernment → Abbasid caliph ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
Yazid ibn al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik → positionHeld → Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
Calipha → relatedTerm → Caliph ⓘ
Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad → positionHeld → Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
Muhammad ibn al-Mu'tasim → fatherDynasticPosition → Abbasid caliph ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
Ahmad ibn Ja'far → positionHeld → Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
al-Mu'tadid → usedTitle → Caliph of the Muslims ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
court of the Abbasid caliphs → governedBy → Abbasid caliph ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
Abu al-ʿAbbās al-Saffāḥ → positionHeld → Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
linked to: Caliph
Commander of the Faithful → usedBy → Islamic caliph ⓘ
linked to: Caliph