Caliph in a sentence

From then on many seyyeds also further propagated the idea that Ali should have been the first caliph and that by becoming the first caliph, Abu Bakr had broken the link that proved that they should have more rights.

In 813, after the death of caliph Al-Amin the palace was no longer used as the home for the caliph and his family.

Islam was used to extend his authority by declaring jihad on the Mossi, reviving the trans-Saharan trade, and having the Abbasid "shadow" caliph in Cairo declare him as caliph of Sudan.

Saladin aimed to persuade the caliph claiming that while he conquered Egypt and Yemen under the flag of the Abbasids, the Zengids of Mosul openly supported the Seljuks (rivals of the caliphate) and only came to the caliph when in need.

The city fell into chaos, and the Caliph's palace was looted. citation Once the Buwayhids controlled Baghdad, Al-Muti became caliph.

The Sultan and the Caliph dispatched men in response to Zengi's appeal, but neither the Seljuqs, nor the Caliph, nor their Amirs, dared resist the Crusaders.

Caliph Al-Qa'im of the Abbasid dynasty still holds onto Baghdad and some power, but is a vassal of the Seljuk Empire, and is even married to the Emperor's sister.

The Islamic State confirmed that its previous leader and self-styled “caliph”, Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Quraishi, was killed earlier this year In doing so, it also disputes claims he was killed by Turkish intelligence.

All the features of this masterpiece were imitated by Caliph Abd ar-Rahman II when, in 848, he added eight bays to the old twelve.

If Selim was the first Ottoman to be both sultan and caliph, Erdogan is the first republican leader to profess to possessing both titles.

Instead of extending help, the caliph betrayed Tipu Sultan by handing over the letter to the British government.

In short, Trump and U.S. forces deserve congratulations for ridding the earth of the murderous would-be caliph.

The "sects" did not develop as significant entities until much later, and even though there was disagreement over succession Ali was chosen as the fourth "rightly guided" Caliph.

Ultimately, the 10th Abbasid caliph, al-Mutawakkil, ended the Mihna by simply forbidding argumentation.

When billionaire philanthropist Peter Novak is kidnapped by a terrorist known as The Caliph, it’s up to Paul Janson – a legend in the notorious U.S. covert agency Consular Operations – to save him.

Abbasid control of Samarkand soon dissipated and was replaced with that of the Samanids (862–999), though it must be noted that the Samanids were still nominal vassals of the Caliph during their control of Samarkand.

Abd al-Rahman's 7th descendent, Abd al-Rahman III, would, however, take up the title of caliph.

Abd al-Rahman's progeny would, however, take up the title of caliph.

According to some accounts, even the Umayyad caliph Al-Walid II was a follower of Mani.

According to the chroniclers, the Abbasid caliph al-Mansur once asked his courtiers who deserved the exalted title of "Falcon of the Quraysh " (Saqr Quraish, foremost of the Prophet's tribe).