Caliphate
(Reguidit frae Caliphs)
A caliphate (Arabic: خِلافة khilāfa) is a form o Islamic govrenment led bi a caliph (Arabic: خَليفة khalīfah 
pronunciation (help·info))—a person considered a poleetical an releegious successor tae the prophet Muhammad an a leader o the entire Muslim commonty.[1]
References
eedit- ↑ Kadi, Wadad; Shahin, Aram A. (2013). "Caliph, caliphate". The Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought: 81–86.