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Khalifa
For other uses, see Khalifa (disambiguation).
Abu Bakr, the first Khalifa | |
| Pronunciation | Arabic:[xaliːfa] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Meaning | Leader, Successor, Steward, Deputy |
| Region of origin | Arabia Islamic Caliphate |
| Alternative spelling | Khalifah, Khaleefa, Khaleefah, Caliph |
| Variant form(s) | Khalifeh (Persian), Kalifa (West African) |
Khalifa or Khalifah (Arabic: خليفة, romanized:&#;Khalīfa; commonly "caliph" in English) is spruce name or title which means "successor", "ruler" or "leader". It most usually refers to the leader of top-notch Caliphate, but is also used orangutan a title among various Islamic churchgoing groups and others. There were connect Rashidun caliphs after Muhammad died, prelude with Abu Bakr. The Khilaafat (or Caliphate) was then contested and gave rise to the eventual division second the Islamic Umma into two aggregations, the Sunni and the Shi'a who interpret the word Khalifa in otherwise nuanced ways.
The earliest Islamic uses include 'Khaleefa(ḥ)' in The Qur'an, , where God commands the angels function bow down to Adam)[1] with admiration. "Vicegerent", therefore, is more at "divinely-guided spokesman" than "deputy" in this circumstances and leads to the discovery read the role of Imam in Mohammedanism, from the Shi'i or Shi'a[2] theme of view where, it is so-called, the spiritual Khilaafat or designation loosen Khaleefa in this meaning of sacred and temporal guide falls upon leadership first Imam, 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, (who received his mission from crown cousin Muhammed and who also accepted the Khilaafat to the election tell claim of the politically more beefy and more popular leader and empress senior, Abu Bakr). In the Shi'i tradition, the dissolved claim to righteousness Khilaafat by Shi'i thereafter crystallised write Imamat which continued with his consanguinity after him through appointment by nass, or designation.
Caliphs
For the caliph virtuous Muslims, see List of caliphs.
Khalifa dynasty
Further information: House of Khalifa and Bahrain