Caliphs

Another title Caliphs took was "Amir oul mou´minin" (prince of believers).

American Chronicle 2009

But one week later, the market in the shadow of the Mosque of the Caliphs was a scene of carnage, a cruel reminder that the decline in violence in this city is relative and may not last.

From the WSJ Opinion Archives James Taranto 2007

The successors of Mohammed, called Caliphs, resolved to propagate the new religion by the sword, and conquered an empire, more extensive than that of the Romans had been.

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The political concepts in Islam also emanate from the leadership by successors of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) known as Caliphs, Islamic law, the duty of rulers to seek shura or consultation from their subjects and the importance of rebuking unjust rulers.

Countercurrents.org 2009

-- "At the close of the first century of the Hegira," writes Gibbon, "the Caliphs were the most potent and absolute monarchs of the globe.

General History for Colleges and High Schools Philip Van Ness Myers

The Egyptians have been ruled by Pharaohs, Ptolemys, Caliphs, Kings, and military strongmen.

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: As the Arab Dominoes Fall, Is Gaddafi Next? Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2011

The Egyptians have been ruled by Pharaohs, Ptolemys, Caliphs, Kings, and military strongmen.

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: As the Arab Dominoes Fall, Is Gaddafi Next? Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2011

They listen to the stories of the Prophet and the Caliphs, how they stood up for the rights of Jews, Christians and others even against their own kith and kin.

Mike Ghouse: Stripping Nobel Prize From Muslim Dr. Abdus Salam Mike Ghouse 2012

The Egyptians have been ruled by Pharaohs, Ptolemys, Caliphs, Kings, and military strongmen.

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: As the Arab Dominoes Fall, Is Gaddafi Next? Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2011

More In One City, an Islamic Center Unifies The second successor to the Prophet, the Caliph Omar — to orthodox Muslims the most revered of the four Guided Caliphs for the great conquests that took place during his reign — had come to Jerusalem to accept the city's surrender.

Islam's Encounters With America 2010