What is the meaning of the word "kalif"?
Definitions:
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Refers to a religious and political leader in Islam, considered a successor to the Prophet Muhammad.
NOUN
- The role of the kalif was both spiritual and temporal, guiding the Muslim community in religious matters while also leading the Islamic state.
- The role of the kalif was both spiritual and temporal, guiding the Muslim community in religious matters while also leading the Islamic state.
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The civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth. NOUN
- The Ottoman sultans held the title of kalif until the caliphate was oficially abolished in 1924.
- The Ottoman sultans held the title of kalif until the caliphate was oficially abolished in 1924.