Amir al-Mu’minin

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Amir al-Mu’minin is an honorific Islamic title meaning "Commander of the Faithful," historically used for early caliphs as the supreme political and religious leaders of the Muslim community.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic honorific title ⓘ
political title ⓘ
religious title ⓘ
associatedWithConcept Islamic leadership ⓘ
caliphate ⓘ
political authority in Islam ⓘ
religious authority in Islam ⓘ
contrastedWith local or regional rulers without universal claim ⓘ
denotesRole head of the ummah ⓘ
supreme political leader of the Muslim community ⓘ
supreme religious leader of the Muslim community ⓘ
etymologyComponent Amir (commander or leader) ⓘ
al-Mu’minin (the believers or the faithful) ⓘ
firstWidelyUsedFor early Rashidun caliphs ⓘ
hasMeaning Commander of the Faithful ⓘ
linked to: Imam

Leader of the Believers ⓘ
impliesAuthorityOver military affairs ⓘ
political governance ⓘ
religious matters ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
relatedTitle Caliph ⓘ
Imam (in some traditions) ⓘ
scriptForm أمير المؤمنين ⓘ
linked to: Imam
timePeriodOfOrigin early Islamic period ⓘ
titleScope entire Muslim community (ummah) ⓘ
transliterationVariant Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ
Amir al-Mu’minīn ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
usedBy Muslim rulers ⓘ
caliphs ⓘ
some contemporary Muslim monarchs ⓘ
some emirs ⓘ
some sultans ⓘ
usedFor Abbasid caliphs ⓘ
linked to: Abbasid Caliphate

Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
Almohad caliphs ⓘ
linked to: Almohad dynasty

Fatimid caliphs ⓘ
linked to: Fatimid Caliphate

Moroccan kings ⓘ
linked to: Sultan of Morocco

Umar ibn al-Khattab ⓘ
Umayyad caliphs ⓘ
linked to: Umayyad Caliphate

Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
leaders recognized as caliphs by their followers ⓘ
some Ottoman sultans ⓘ
usedInContext Friday sermons (khutbahs) ⓘ
formal proclamations ⓘ
official correspondence of caliphs ⓘ
usedInReligion Islam ⓘ
usedInTradition Shia Islam ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ

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Abu Bakr → title → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ
subject linked to: Caliph Abu Bakr
Umar ibn al-Khattab → honorific → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ
Marwan II → title → Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
al-Ma'mun → title → Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
Amir → relatedTitle → Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
Ali ibn Abi Talib → honorificTitle → Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
Alaouite dynasty → styleOfMonarchTitle → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ
Caliph → hasVariantTitle → Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
ʿAbd Allāh al-Mahdī Billāh → usedTitle → Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh → title → Amir al-Muʾminin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
Mullah Mohammad Omar → titleUsedByFollowers → Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
Hibatullah Akhundzada → title → Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
Amir al-Mu’minin → transliterationVariant → Amir al-Mu’minīn ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
Amir al-Mu’minin → transliterationVariant → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ
Yazid I → title → Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
Abdur Rahman Khan → title → Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
Yazid III → title → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ
Sultan Moulay Ismail → title → Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
House of Abbas → usedTitle → Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
Ibrahim ibn al-Walid → title → Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur → title → Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
al-Muntasir → title → Amir al-Muʾminin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
Sultan of Morocco → style → Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
Marwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan → title → Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
Abd al-Mu’min → positionHeld → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ
Abd al-Mu’min → title → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ
Ali ibn Abi Talib → honorificTitle → Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
subject linked to: Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
Ali ibn Abi Talib → regnalName → Amir al-Mu'minin Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
subject linked to: Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
Abu Yaqub Yusuf → title → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ
al-Mu'tazz → title → Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
al-Hadi → title → Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
al-Mahdi → title → Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
Emirs → hasTitleVariant → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ
Muhammad Bello → title → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ
Aliyu Babba → typeOfLeader → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ
az-Zahir li-i'zaz Din Allah → style → Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
al-Mustamsik → hasTitle → Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
Rassid dynasty → titleOfRuler → Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
Yazid II → title → Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik → title → Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
Muhammadu Bello → title → Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
Abd al-Rahman II → title → Amir al-Mu'minin (in some sources) ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
Mohammed VI of Morocco → title → Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
Yusef of Morocco → title → Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
Abu Sa'id Uthman II → title → Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
Tughril → title → Yamin Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
al-Hakam I → title → Amir al-Muʾminin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
Hisham II → style → Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan → style → Amir al-Mu'minin ⓘ
subject linked to: Supreme Leader
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin
Muawiya II → title → Amir al-Muʾminin ⓘ
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin