Caliph is a title given to the supreme religious and political leaders of an Islamic state, or Caliphate. It is also the title for the ruler of the Islamic Ummah, the political successors to Prophet ...

From the early seventh century, the question of succession became the thorniest, most divisive and indeed the bloodiest issue in Islamic history. Of the first four caliphs, the rulers of the faith ...

A careful study of the first caliphate (632-661 C.E.) demonstrates that the ISIS caliphate launched by Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi in Iraq is a non-starter. A viable Islamic caliphate would most certainly ...

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger. The ...

Over the past several weeks, the news has been filled with words and terms relating to Islam and Islamic culture. Here’s a short guide. Allah: The Arabic name for “God”; the word refers to the same ...

When exactly did the Caliphate come to an end? The abolition by the Turkish Grand National Assembly took place on 3 March 1924, which corresponded to 30 Rajab 1342. The official calendar of the ...

Revival of the ancient instrument of Islamic leadership will be arresting but short-lived OPINION: After an absence of 90 years, the ancient institution of the caliphate roared back into existence on ...

WHEN Islamic State (IS) declared on June 29th that its leader was the new caliph, no one was more perplexed than his supposed flock of 1.6 billion Muslims. All but the most avid jihadists reject the ...