Assertion: caliph | /r/CapableOf | claim authority
Facets:
value: through the bayah contract
type: MANNER
value: over muslims
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: A caliph is someone claiming authority over Muslims, and the area ruled by a caliph is called a caliphate.
text: The Caliph is not appointed by God rather he is elected by the people and assumes authority through the bayah contract.
text: Irrespective of the provenance of this idea or its theological merit, it allowed the caliph to assert his own authority as the arbiter of the community's religious life.