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Encyclopedia > Commander of the faithful

In some muslim countries, Amir al-Muminin, meaning Commander of the Faithful or Prince of the Faithful, is the religious chief. A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian and Urdu: مسلمان) is an adherent of Islam. ...


Is a title used by Shia muslims to refer to their first Imam, Ali ibn Abi Talib. Sunni Muslims use it to refer to the first four Caliphs, the Four Rightly Guided Caliphs. It has also been adopted by various caliphs of the succeeding Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties, as well as by some contemporary Arab monarchs. Shiʻa Islam (Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite) makes up the second largest sect of believers in Islam, constituting about 30%–35% of all Muslim. ... Ali ibn Abu Talib (Arabic: علي بن أبي طالب translit: ‘AlÄ« ibn Abu Ṭālib Persian: علی پسر ابو طالب) ‎ (599 – 661) is an early Islamic leader. ... Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ... Anglicized/Latinized version of the Arabic word خليفة or Khalifah, is the term or title for the Islamic leader of the Ummah, or community of Islam. ... The Four Righteously or Rightly Guided Caliphs or Khulifa Rashidoon in Arabic refers to the first four caliphs in the Sunni tradition of Islam who are seen as being model leaders. ... The Courtyard of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, one of the grandest architectural legacies of the Umayyads. ... Abbasid provinces during the caliphate of Harun al-Rashid Abbasid (Arabic: العبّاسيّون AbbāsÄ«yÅ«n) was the dynastic name generally given to the caliphs of Baghdad, the second of the two great Sunni dynasties of the Islamic empire, that overthrew the Umayyad caliphs from all but Spain. ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب ) are an ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa. ...


According to the Moroccan constitution king Mohammed VI is also Amir al-Muminin. US President George W. Bush talks with His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco in the Oval Office Tuesday, 23 April 2002 King Mohammed VI (Arabic: الملك محمد السادس للمغرب), also King Mohammed Ben Al-Hassan is the current King of Morocco. ...


Also, the taliban leader Mohammed Omar took the title while he was in control of Afghanistan. A rare photograph of Omar (date unknown)-- Attention: shows signs of digital editing, refer to discussion for more information about this photo. ...



 
 

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