Assertion: caliph | /r/HasAspect | effective power
Facets:
value: no longer
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: To those who emphasized the absolute ritual necessity of the caliphate for the validity of Islamic life, such as al-Mawardi and, even more so, al-Ghazali, it was an obligation to install a caliph even if he no longer possessed effective power (shawka, munna) and had to depend on others (e.g., sultans) for upholding its basic functions.