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Definition of Khalifah

1. Noun. The civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth. "Many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world"

Definition of Khalifah

1. caliph [n -S] - See also: caliph

Lexicographical Neighbors of Khalifah

Literary usage of Khalifah

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. 'Ilam-en-nas: Historical Tales and Anecdotes of the Time of the Early Khalifahs by Muhammad Diyab al-Atlidi, Alice M Frere (1873)
"... AVARICE OF THE khalifah EL-MANSUR * TT is said that he could remember a poem ... es-Saffah, his brother Abu-Ja'afar, el-Mansur, was proclaimed khalifah, ..."

2. The Chronicles of the Pathán Kings of Dehli: Illustrated by Coins by Edward Thomas (1871)
"So he and his ministers and advisers came to an understanding with the khalifah that was in Egypt, and while the Sultan was at ..."

3. The Coins of the Sultáns of Dehlí in the British Museum by British Museum Dept. of Coins and Medals (1884)
"At last, however, the Sultans of Hindustan seem to have realized that there could be little spiritual benefit in retaining the name of a khalifah who had ..."

4. International Numismata Orientalia by Wm Marsden (1874)
"In the same year, 278, Al-Muwaffak died, whereupon the khalifah Al-Mu'tamid took from ... Moreover, the khalifah sent him a sword of state, robes of honour, ..."

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