A caliphate (Arabic: خِلَافَةْ, romanized: khilāfah [xi'laːfah]) is an institution or public office under the leadership of an Islamic steward with the title of caliph[1][2][3] (/ ˈkælɪf, ˈkeɪ -/; خَلِيفَةْ khalīfa [xæ'liːfæh], pronunciation ⓘ), a person considered a political–religious successor to the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a leader of t...

2025年3月18日 · Caliphate, the state comprising the Muslim community in the centuries after the death of Muhammad. Ruled by a caliph (Arabic khalifah, ‘successor’), the Caliphate grew rapidly during its first two centuries. Dynastic struggles later caused its decline, and it ceased to exist as an effective institution in the 13th century.

2019年12月3日 · Caliphate (“Khilafat” in Arabic) was a semi-religious political system of governance in Islam, in which the territories of the Islamic empire in the Middle East and North Africa and the people within were ruled by a supreme leader called Caliph (“Khalifa” in Arabic – meaning successor).

2024年5月11日 · The Caliphate system was founded in the immediate aftermath of Prophet Muhammad’s death, providing both political and spiritual leadership to the Muslim community. Caliphate’s political structure origins were solidified through the implementation of governing principles by the Rightly Guided Caliphs.

Caliphate, Political-religious state comprising the Muslim community and the lands and peoples under its dominion in the centuries following the death of Muhammad.

2014年7月14日 · A caliphate is simply an Islamic state that is ruled by Islamic law, or sharia and is governed by a caliph. The caliph, or khalifah is the successor to Muhammad. This is the simplest...

2016年11月1日 · Shadi Hamid explains the historical concept of a caliphate and how the Islamic State deviates from it.

A caliphate is a state ruled by a Muslim monarch known as a caliph. This is a person claims to be a successor to the Islamic prophet Muhammad, the founder of the Muslim Arab rule in the 7th century. The Rashidun caliphs directly succeeded Muhammad as …

2024年10月7日 · A caliphate is a system of government in Islam where a leader, called the caliph, rules over religious and political matters. The Caliph is considered the successor of the Prophet Muhammad, and leads the Islamic community.

It was created in 632 to head off a leadership crisis brought on by the death of Muhammad, the founder of Islam. The successor chosen was Abu Bakr, Muhammad’s father-in-law and longtime companion. His title was caliph, a term that means both “successor” and “deputy.” The Caliphate lasted until 1258.