Caliph

/ˈkeɪlɪf/

Synonyms for "caliph" (13 found)

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Noun(2 words)
califhead of state

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Related words (6)

Noun(5 words)

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Abbasid caliphFatimid caliphUmayyad caliphlegitimate caliphself-styled caliphusurper caliph

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Abbasid caliphFatimid caliphIslamic caliphateUmayyad caliphcaliphal authoritycaliphate system

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Zulfiqar was the famous sword of Hazret-i Ali, fourth caliph of Islam.

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Islamic tradition has a Jewish convert, Kaʽb al-Aḥbār, pointing the Foundation Stone out to the caliph Umar, which Umar immediately recognized as a holy site for Jews.

Source: tatoeba (10184212)

Kaʽb al-Aḥbār suggested the Temple Mount to the caliph Umar as a place to build a mosque, not because of Mohammed, but because it was sacred to him as a Jewish convert.

Source: tatoeba (10540859)

The caliph Umar initially suggested that Kaʽb al-Aḥbār was imitating his former religion of Judaism by suggesting that a mosque be built over the Foundation Stone on the Temple Mount.

Source: tatoeba (10540870)

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