Caliph

Word CALIPH
Character 6
Hyphenation ca liph
Pronunciations /ˈkeɪ̪lɪf/

Definitions and meanings of "Caliph"

What do we mean by caliph?

A leader of an Islamic polity, regarded as a successor of Muhammad and by tradition always male. noun

See calif, califate. noun

Successor or vicar; the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state; -- a title of the successors of Mohammed both as temporal and spiritual rulers, used formerly by the sultans of Turkey. noun

The political leader of the Muslim world, successor of Muhammad's political authority, not religious or spiritual. noun

The civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth noun

The political leader of the Muslim world, successor of Muhammad's political authority, not religious or spiritual.

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The word "caliph" in example sentences

The Ottoman sultans then claimed the title of caliph and brandished it for four centuries until Kamal Ataturk, founder of the Turkish Republic, abolished it in 1924. ❋ Harris Zafar (2011)

The Ottoman sultan seized the title of caliph from the Arabs and moved the capital of the Islamic empire to Istanbul formerly Constantinople. ❋ Walid Phares (2010)

The caliph was the “commander of the faithful,” the political and military leader of the worldwide community of Muslims, and the city where he lived was the caliphate—the capital of the Muslim world. ❋ Annia Ciezadlo (2011)

In these times, to be called a caliph you must have money. ❋ O. Henry (1886)

He was called the caliph, a word which means SUCCESSOR; and this title has been borne ever since by the religious chief of the Mohammedans. ❋ Addison B. Poland (1885)

'Effendi, do you think that a man can conquer Syria, who is not called a caliph? ❋ Benjamin Disraeli (1842)

Founded by Michael E. Porter, an economics professor at Harvard Business School whom the Financial Times once dubbed the "caliph of competitiveness," Monitor set up shop in Tripoli. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Scheich Ibrahim sung, and the caliph was the more surprised, because till that moment he never knew of his drinking wine, but always took him for a grave, solid man, as he seemed to be to outward appearance. ❋ Anonymous (1791)

Their moral and political writings might have gradually unlocked the fetters of Eastern despotism, diffused a liberal spirit of inquiry and toleration, and encouraged the Arabian sages to suspect that their caliph was a tyrant, and their prophet an impostor. ❋ Edward Gibbon (1765)

I swear that I stealthily crept to the computer and looked up the site of this (Shiite) Imam, this so called caliph in his land. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When the sisters and children of Ali were brought in chains to the throne of Damascus, the caliph was advised to extirpate the enmity of a popular and hostile race, whom he had injured beyond the hope of reconciliation. ❋ Unknown (1206)

Early Islamic lore regarded Adam as the prototype of earthly royalty, one of two people in the Quran given the title " caliph " meaning literally, successor or deputy. ❋ Christian C. Sahner (2010)

One day while Omar Bin Al Khattab, the 2nd "caliph" was sitting in the Mosque among the Prophet's disciples, preaching, advising anddispensing justice, there came a man with one of his gouged eyes in his hand, complaining against the person who had injured him so. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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