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Khalifah

noun
1.
The civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth.  Synonyms: calif, caliph, kalif, kaliph, khalif.





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... title was assumed by the Caliph Omar to obviate the inconvenience of calling himself "Khalifah" (successor) of the Khalifah of the Apostle of Allah (i.e. Abu Bakr); which after a few generations would become impossible. It means "Emir (chief or prince) of the Muumins," men who hold to the (true Moslem) Faith, the "Iman" (theory, ...
— The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Volume 1 • Richard F. Burton


Words linked to "Khalifah" :   swayer, Muslim, kaliph, Ali, ruler, caliph, Moslem, khalif


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