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  1. the era of Islam's ascendancy from the death of Mohammed until the 13th century; some Moslems still maintain that the Moslem world must always have a calif as head of the community; "their goal was to reestablish the Caliphate"
  2. the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph
  3. (caliph) the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth; "many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world"
  4. The term caliphate (from the Arabic خلافة or khilāfa) refers to the first system of governance established in Islam. The most common translation for the word which appears in the Quran is vicegerency (or caretaker). ...
  5. The Caliph (خليفة; /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 transcribed version of the Arabic word which means "successor" or "representative". ...
  6. (Caliph (company)) Société Générale is one of the main European financial services companies and also maintains extensive activities in other parts of the world. ...
  7. A unified federal Islamic government for the Muslim world, ruled by an elected head of state or caliph
  8. (caliph) The political leader of the Muslim world, successor of Muhammad's political authority, not religious or spiritual
  9. (Caliph) In Islam, the successor to the Prophet Mohammed.
  10. (Caliph) from khalifa (literall, 'deputy,' 'representative'); successors of Muhammad in leading Islam.
  11. (caliph) a male leader of an Islamic polity.
  12. (CALIPH) From Arabic Khalifa, means deputy or successor and is the title of the theoretical leader of Islam. see also [KHALIFAH]
  13. (Caliph) (Leadrer of people: Caliph)
  14. (Caliph) A Spiritual leader in an Islamic state, often the head of state or a powerful clergyman with secular powers.
  15. (Caliph) Muslim term for community leader.
  16. (Caliph) Supreme warlord of the Assamites. The Caliph is a member of the Du'at. See Elijah, Achmed.
  17. (Caliph) The Imaam or the Muslim ruler.
  18. (Caliph) the title given to office of the spiritual and political leadership which took over after Mohammad’s death.
  19. (caliph) Supreme ruler: the title taken by Mohammed’s successors as secular and religious heads of Islam.
  20. (caliph) Title of honor adopted by the Ottoman sultans in the sixteenth century, after Sultan Selim I conquered Syria and Palestine, made Egypt a satellite of the Ottoman Empire, and was recognized as guardian of the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. ...
  21. (caliph) term or title for an Islamic leader; Anglicized/ Latinized version of the Arabic word meaning ”successor” or ”representative,” and sometimes referred to as a successor to the prophet of God, or representative of God.
  22. Caliph (Arab. kalifa) was the title used by the people who took over the leadership of the Umma (the Moslem community) after the death of Mohammed. It means something like "vice-regent" and implies that they are the temporal leader, fulfilling roles such as judge, administrator, and general. ...
  23. (Caliphs) Literally, "successors: or "viceregents." The Shí'ihs hold that the successors of the Prophet must be
  24. Harkens back to a time when one Islamic leader ruled the Muslim world. Islamists wish to return to this state.
  25. An empire in compliance with Islamic law which is based on Muhammad’s rule during his lifetime. The re-establishment of a global caliphate is seen by many conservative Muslims as the ultimate goal of the current jihad, and as the only way to achieve pan-Islamic unity by bringing the world under ...