Caliphate (in Sunni Islam)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Caliphate_(in_Sunni_Islam)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:abolished	gptkb:Mustafa_Kemal_Atatürk gptkb:Republic_of_Turkey 1924
gptkbp:basisOfLegitimacy	gptkb:Qur'an_and_Sunnah consensus of the Muslim community (ummah) shura (consultation)
gptkbp:differenceFromShia	Caliph is chosen by consensus or selection Caliph is not required to be from the family of the Prophet
gptkbp:doctrine	Caliph must be Muslim Caliph must be just and capable Caliph must be male Caliph must be from Quraysh (according to many Sunni scholars)
gptkbp:established	632 CE
gptkbp:firstCaliph	gptkb:Abu_Bakr
gptkbp:function	politician religious leader implementation of Sharia expansion of Islam defense of the Muslim community
gptkbp:governmentSeat	gptkb:Baghdad gptkb:Damascus gptkb:Istanbul gptkb:Medina
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	spread of Islamic civilization development of Islamic law and sciences unified large parts of the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Caliphate (in Sunni Islam)
gptkbp:lastMajorCaliphate	gptkb:Ottoman_Caliphate
gptkbp:mainCaliphates	gptkb:Abbasid_Caliphate gptkb:Umayyad_Caliphate gptkb:Rashidun_Caliphate gptkb:Ottoman_Caliphate
gptkbp:modernMovements	calls for restoration by some Islamist groups subject of debate in contemporary Islamic thought
gptkbp:notableRuler	gptkb:Harun_al-Rashid gptkb:Uthman_ibn_Affan gptkb:Ali_ibn_Abi_Talib gptkb:Suleiman_the_Magnificent gptkb:Umar_ibn_al-Khattab gptkb:Muawiyah_I
gptkbp:relatedConcept	gptkb:King Islamic governance Imamate (in Shia Islam)
gptkbp:religion	Sunni Islam
gptkbp:role	leadership of the Muslim community
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Prophet_Muhammad
gptkbp:titleHolder	gptkb:Imam
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Imamah_(in_Shia_Islam)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7