Commander of the Faithful

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Commander of the Faithful is an Islamic honorific title historically borne by caliphs as the supreme political and religious leaders of the Muslim community.

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Label Occurrences
Commander of the Faithful canonical 20

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic honorific title
political title
religious title
sovereign title
associatedWithDynasty Abbasid Caliphate
Almohad Caliphate
linked to: Almohad dynasty

Fatimid Caliphate
Ottoman Caliphate
linked to: Ottoman Empire

Rashidun Caliphate
Umayyad Caliphate
associatedWithOffice caliphate
componentMeaning Amir means commander or leader
Mu'minin means believers or faithful
denotesRole leader of the ummah
supreme political leader of the Muslim community
supreme religious leader of the Muslim community
firstWidelyUsedBy Umar ibn al-Khattab
hasComponentTerm Amir
Mu'minin
hasConnotation military leadership
religious legitimacy
spiritual authority
temporal authority
hasCulturalRegion Islamic world
Middle East
North Africa
hasDomain Islamic governance
Islamic political theory
Islamic religious authority
hasLanguageForm Amir al-Mu'minin
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin

Amīr al-Muʾminīn
linked to: Amir al-Mu’minin

أمير المؤمنين
historicalScope early Islamic period
medieval Islamic period
literalMeaning commander of the believers
leader of the faithful
relatedConcept caliph
imam (Islamic leadership)
ummah
usedAsTitleFor Ali ibn Abi Talib
Harun al-Rashid
Muawiya I
Ottoman sultans claiming the caliphate
Umar ibn al-Khattab
Uthman ibn Affan
usedBy Islamic caliph
linked to: Caliph

Muslim ruler
caliph
usedInReligion Islam
usedInSect Ibadi Islam
Shia Islam
Sunni Islam

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Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Abbasid caliphs in Cairo usedTitle Commander of the Faithful
al-Mustansir title Commander of the Faithful
az-Zahir li-i'zaz Din Allah title Commander of the Faithful
Mohammed VI of Morocco title Commander of the Faithful
Ahmad al-Mansur title Commander of the Faithful
al-ʿĀḍid li-Dīn Allāh title Commander of the Faithful
subject linked to: Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh
Sultan Abd al-Rahman title Commander of the Faithful
Abdallahi al-Ta’aishi title Commander of the Faithful
Al-Muqtadir title Commander of the Faithful
Sultan Abdallah of Morocco title Commander of the Faithful
Abu Ishaq Muhammad ibn Harun al-Rashid positionHeld Commander of the Faithful
Abd al-Hafid of Morocco title Commander of the Faithful
subject linked to: Sultan Abd al-Hafid of Morocco
Moroccan monarchy religiousTitleOfMonarch Commander of the Faithful
Moroccan monarchy roleOfMonarch Commander of the Faithful
Al-Walid II title Commander of the Faithful
subject linked to: Caliph al-Walid II
Harun al-Rashid title Commander of the Faithful
subject linked to: al-Rashid
Abu Jaʿfar al-Muntasir bi-llah title Commander of the Faithful
Abdelaziz of Morocco title Commander of the Faithful
Sultan Yusef of Morocco title Commander of the Faithful
His Sharifian Majesty associatedRole Commander of the Faithful