Caliphs (in Sunni Islam)

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ecclesiastical_title
gptkbp:abolished gptkb:Republic_of_Turkey
1924
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Imam
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Baghdad
gptkb:Cairo
gptkb:Damascus
gptkb:Istanbul
gptkb:Medina
gptkbp:criteria Knowledge of Islam
Piety
Consensus (Ijma')
Quraysh tribe (traditionally)
gptkbp:firstHolder gptkb:Abu_Bakr
gptkbp:fourthHolder gptkb:Ali_ibn_Abi_Talib
gptkbp:function Political Leader
Religious Leader
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Caliphs (in Sunni Islam)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Islamic_Civilization
Islamic Law
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Prophet_Muhammad
gptkbp:languageOfName gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:lastHolder gptkb:Abdulmejid_II
gptkbp:leadershipType Elected (Rashidun)
Hereditary (Umayyad, Abbasid, Ottoman)
gptkbp:meaning Successor (to the Prophet Muhammad)
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Umayyad
gptkb:Abbasid
gptkb:Ottoman
gptkb:Rashidun
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Al-Mansur
gptkb:Harun_al-Rashid
gptkb:Suleiman_the_Magnificent
gptkb:Muawiyah_I
gptkbp:originalTitle Arabic 'Khalifa'
gptkbp:period 632 CE to 1924 CE
gptkbp:primaryTextualSource gptkb:Hadith
gptkb:Quran
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Shia_Muslims
gptkb:Sunni_Muslims
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:Imam
gptkb:King
gptkb:Amir_al-Mu'minin
gptkbp:responsibility Appoint governors
Collect zakat
Defend the Muslim community
Lead prayers
Uphold Sharia
gptkbp:role Sunni Islam
gptkbp:secondHolder gptkb:Umar_ibn_al-Khattab
gptkbp:successionDisputes gptkb:Sunni-Shia_split
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Black_Standard
gptkb:White_Standard
gptkbp:thirdHolder gptkb:Uthman_ibn_Affan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:mainstream_Islam
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6