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Caliphate

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A caliphate (Arabic: خِلافة‎ khilāfa) is a form o Islamic govrenment led bi a caliph (Arabic: خَليفة‎ khalīfah Aboot this soondpronunciation (help·info))—a person considered a poleetical an releegious successor tae the prophet Muhammad an a leader o the entire Muslim commonty.[1]

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  1. ↑ Kadi, Wadad; Shahin, Aram A. (2013). "Caliph, caliphate". The Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought: 81–86.
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