HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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Successor
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Believer
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King
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Pilgrim
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Emperor
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Detailed explanation-1: -The word ‘Caliph’ means successor of Prophet. The capital of their kingdom was called the Caliphate.
Detailed explanation-2: -The leader of a caliphate is called the caliph, meaning deputy or representative. All caliphs are believed to be the successor to Prophet Muhammad. Muhammad was not a caliph; according to the Quran he was the last and greatest of the prophets.
Detailed explanation-3: -emperor, monarch, sultan, czar, king, shah, baron, caesar, kaiser, khan, magnate, maharajah, majesty, mikado, mogul, overlord, pasha, potentate, prince, rajah.
Detailed explanation-4: -The first caliphs of the Islamic World were the Rashidun, or “rightly guided, ‘’ caliphs and they controlled a vast empire. According to the Sunni Muslims, the Rashidun caliphs were chosen by Muhammad’s followers and all four were legitimate caliphs.