The "Caliph" is the term for the successor to the Prophet Muhammad as the leader of the Islamic religion.

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The "Caliph" is the term for the successor to the Prophet Muhammad as the leader of the Islamic religion.

True??????

anonymous · Answer

true

anonymous · Answer

yup. There were 4 of them.  The conflict that remains today between the Shia and the Sunni dates back to the 4 caliphs, and whether or not the caliph Ali was rightfully guided.

anonymous · Answer

True.

As a side note, the Caliphate represents the time of Islamic globalization and the re-establishment of this defunct theocratic dictatorship is what Al Quaeda are supposedly fighting for.

anonymous · Answer

True. The Caliphate was taken by Ottoman Empire and it was cancelled by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk when Republic of Turkey was founded.