https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliphate
A caliphate or khilāfah (Arabic: خِلَافَةْ) is a monarchical form of government (initially elective, later absolute) originated in the 7th century Arabia, whose political identity is based on a claim of succession to the Islamic State of Muhammad and the identification of a monarch called caliph (/ ˈ k æ l ɪ f, ˈ k eɪ-/; Arabic: خَلِيفَةْ [xæ'liːfæh], pronunciation

https://www.britannica.com/place/Caliphate
Caliphate, the state comprising the Muslim community in the centuries after the death of Muhammad. Ruled by a caliph (Arabic khalifah, 'successor'), the Caliphate grew rapidly during its first two centuries. Dynastic struggles later caused its decline, and it ceased to exist as an effective institution in the 13th century.

https://www.worldhistory.org/Islamic_Caliphates/
Caliphate ("Khilafat" in Arabic) was a semi-religious political system of governance in Islam, in which the territories of the Islamic empire in the Middle East and North Africa and the people within were ruled by a supreme leader called Caliph ("Khalifa" in Arabic - meaning successor). Caliphs were initially the sole sovereigns of the empire left behind by Prophet Muhammad and added

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/what-a-caliphate-really-is-and-how-the-islamic-state-is-not-one/
Shadi Hamid reviews Hugh Kennedy's book on the caliphate, a historical concept that has been distorted by the Islamic State. He explores the evolution, diversity and complexity of the caliphate, and its relevance for the modern Middle East.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caliphate
caliphate: [noun] the office of a caliph or the land he rules over.

https://www.worldhistory.org/timeline/Islamic_Caliphates/
Definition. Caliphate ("Khilafat" in Arabic) was a semi-religious political system of governance in Islam, in which the territories of the Islamic empire in the Middle East and North Africa and the people within were ruled by a supreme leader called Caliph ("Khalifa" in Arabic - meaning successor).Caliphs were initially the sole sovereigns of the empire left behind by Prophet

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11398870/
Caliphate: Created by Wilhelm Behrman. With Gizem Erdogan, Amed Bozan, Aliette Opheim, Albin Grenholm. Agent Fatima gets a tip that a terrorist act is planned in Sweden. At the same time, teenager Sulle has opened her eyes to her student assistant who opens the doors to a fascinating new world.

https://www.britannica.com/summary/Caliphate
Caliphate, Political-religious state comprising the Muslim community and the lands and peoples under its dominion in the centuries following the death of Muhammad.Ruled by a caliph (Arabic khalīfah, "successor"), who held temporal and sometimes a degree of spiritual authority, the empire of the Caliphate grew rapidly through conquest during its first two centuries to include most of

https://time.com/4471463/caliphate-history/
For some Muslims, the history of the caliphate points to a time when Muslims were God-fearing and devout, puritanical and self-disciplined, and always willing to sacrifice their lives in the path

https://www.britannica.com/place/Caliphate/The-Abbasid-caliphate
Caliphate - Abbasid, Islamic Empire, Sunni: The Abbasids, descendants of an uncle of Muhammad, owed the success of their revolt in large part to their appeal to various pietistic, extremist, or merely disgruntled groups and in particular to the aid of the Shiʿah, who held that the Caliphate belonged by right to the descendants of ʿAlī. That the Abbasids disappointed the expectations of the

https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/asia-and-africa/middle-eastern-history/caliphate
CALIPHATE. In classical and medieval Islamic history and juristic theory, the Arabic term khilafa, of which "caliphate" is the anglicized form, denotes the political headship of the Muslim community. The term khalifa—which is used in the Qur˒an with reference to Adam (2:30) and David (38:26), besides seven other occurrences in the plural—is understood in Sunni juristic theory as the

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_caliphs
A caliph is the supreme religious and political leader of an Islamic state known as the caliphate. Caliphs led the Muslim Ummah as political successors to the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and widely-recognised caliphates have existed in various forms for most of Islamic history.. The first caliphate, the Rashidun Caliphate, was ruled by the four Rashidun caliphs (Arabic: الخلفاء

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliphate_(TV_series)
Caliphate (Swedish: Kalifat) is a Swedish thriller drama television series. It premiered on 12 January 2020 on Sveriges Television. It became the most-viewed series ever on SVT Play. The story is based on the real-life case of the Bethnal Green trio, in which three teenage girls from London met jihad recruiters at their school in February 2015.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-28774984
How do British Muslims interpret the concept of a caliphate, an Islamic state that would unite and govern the Muslim community? Hear from Sunni, Shia, Ahmadi and former Hindu converts on their opinions and experiences.

https://timemaps.com/civilizations/islamic-caliphate/
Learn about the Islamic Caliphate, the empire that ruled most of the Middle East, North Africa and beyond for centuries. Explore its origins, expansion, decline and legacy through the reigns of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, the Umayyads and the Abbasids.

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/whp-origins/era-4-regional/42-systems-restructure-betaa/a/read-the-caliphate-beta
After the death of the Muslim prophet Muhammad in 632 CE, the Muslim community of Arabia was led by a caliph 1 . The caliph was to be a spiritual and political leader, elected by his fellow Muslims. From 632-661, under the Rashidun Caliphate, the Muslim community elected caliphs who were close associates and extended family members of Muhammad.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Abbasid-caliphate
Abbasid caliphate, second of the two great dynasties of the Muslim empire of the caliphate. It overthrew the Umayyad caliphate in 750 CE and reigned until it was destroyed by the Mongol invasion in 1258. Under the Abbasids the capital of the caliphate was moved from Damascus to the new city of Baghdad.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/caliphate
A caliphate is an Islamic state of the Muslim faithful, led by a caliph who claims to be the successor of the Prophet Muhammad. Learn about the history, meaning and significance of the term, and how ISIL declared a new caliphate in 2014.

https://www.worldhistory.org/Rashidun_Caliphate/
Definition. The first four caliphs of the Islamic empire - Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali are referred to as Rashidun (rightly guided) Caliphs (632-661 CE) by mainstream Sunni Muslims. Their tenure started with the death of Prophet Muhammad in 632 CE, when Abu Bakr took the title of Caliph - the successor of the Prophet, although not a

https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2014/06/30/326916530/whats-a-caliphate
Simply put, a caliphate is an Islamic state led by a supreme religious and political leader, and it has existed in one form or another for most of the 1,400-year history of Islam. The collapse of

https://www.britannica.com/place/Caliphate-of-Cordoba
Caliphate of Córdoba, historical state of Spain from 929-1031. Caliphate of Córdoba, Muslim state that existed in Spain from January 16, 929, when ʿAbd al-Raḥmān III assumed the supreme title of caliph, to 1031, when the puppet ruler Hishām III was deposed by his viziers and the caliphate disintegrated into the so-called kingdoms of

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuFciSFASUI
CaliphateAn impending ISIS attack on Sweden entangles a group of women, including a mother in a bind, a spirited student and an ambitious cop.Cast:Aliette Op

https://www.netflix.com/title/80240005
An impending ISIS attack on Sweden entangles a group of women, including a mother in a bind, a spirited student and an ambitious cop. Watch trailers & learn more.