caliphate

• مصطلح يشير إلى النظام السياسي أو الكيان الجغرافي الذي يحكمه خليفة، بوصفه زعيماً للمسلمين وخليفة لرسول الله في إدارة شؤون الأمة. كما يدل على فترة حكم الخليفة أو منصبه وسلطته.

A noun referring to the territorial jurisdiction or domain ruled by a caliph, or the office and authority of a caliph.

1. Territorial jurisdiction of a caliphC1formal

   The area or region under the rule and authority of a caliph.

   الخلافة

   • The Umayyad Caliphate expanded across North Africa and Spain.
   • The Abbasid Caliphate was centered in Baghdad.
   • Historians study the administrative structure of the early Islamic caliphate.

2. Office of a caliphC1formal

   The position, rank, or office of being a caliph, the supreme religious and political leader in some Muslim states.

   الخلافة

   • He was chosen to assume the caliphate after the previous leader's death.
   • The caliphate was a hereditary position in some dynasties.
   • The debate over the caliphate continues in modern political discussions.