Caliphate

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A caliphate ( Arabic : ?????? khil?fa ) is a form o Islamic govrenment led bi a caliph ( Arabic : ?????? khal?fah Aboot this soondpronunciation   )?a person considered a poleetical an releegious successor tae the prophet Muhammad an a leader o the entire Muslim commonty . [1]

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  1. Kadi, Wadad; Shahin, Aram A. (2013). "Caliph, caliphate". The Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought : 81?86.