Assertion: caliph | /r/HasProperty | the head of state
Facets:
value: in a caliphate
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: The Caliph (khalīfah ) is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the ruler of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah(Islamic Law).
text: Caliph is head of state and the title for the leader of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah
text: They believe God chose Ali to be Muhammad's successor, infallible, the first caliph (khalifah, head of state) of Islam.
text: Khalif (Caliph in Vathek) (from Arabic خلافة khilāfa) is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the leader of the Islamic Ummah, or global Islamic nation.
text: According to Ahmadiyya thought, just as it is not essential for a prophet to be the head of a state, it is not essential for a caliph to be the head of a state, rather the religious and organisational significance of the caliphate is emphasised.
text: Thus, it is not essential for a khalifah to be the head of a state, khilafah is above all a religious/spiritual office, there to uphold, strengthen and spread Islam and the high spiritual and moral standards established by the prophet who was not merely a political leader but primarily a religious leader.
text: I suggest Caliph (the head of state) should have a seperate entry to Caliphate, which is the form of government.
text: It was headed by the Caliph, the head of state, and other officials who are representatives of the people, and they were required to govern based on a written constitution limiting the powers of government over citizens.
text: The Caliph… is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the ruler of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari’ah.