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caliph

The correct spelling is caliph.

How to pronounce caliph

noun

IPA: /ˈkeɪ̪lɪf/

Say it like: Cal-if

The correct spelling is caliph. The political leader of the Muslim world, successor of Muhammad's political authority, not religious or spiritual. For example: "The Abbasid caliphs patronized art and science beside religious developments ushering in the Islamic Golden Age when their capital Baghdad began to flourish as a center of knowledge, culture and trade."

Usage Examples

The Abbasid caliphs patronized art and science beside religious developments ushering in the Islamic Golden Age when their capital Baghdad began to flourish as a center of knowledge, culture and trade.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.The political leader of the Muslim world, successor of Muhammad's political authority, not religious or spiritual.

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