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The term caliphate (from the Arabic خلافة or khilāfa) refers to the first form of government inspired by Islam. It was initially led by Muhammad's disciples as a continuation of the political author...
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Caliph - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Caliph (Arabic: ‎; /khalīfah/) is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the leader of the Islamic Ummah , an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah. It is a transliterated versi...
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   The central role of Muhammad left the growing Islamic polity with several difficulties. The first was the status of revelation itself—this became settled with the establishment of the definitive Qur'an . A more serious problem, though, involved the political and military succession to Muhammad.
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At times in Muslim history there have been rival claimant caliphs in different parts of the Islamic world, and divisions between the Shi'a and Sunni parts. The first four caliphs, celebrated as the Rashidun (The Rightly Guided Caliphs), were Muhammad's Sahaba (companions);
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