Noun
Successor or vicar; -- a title of the successors of Mohammed both as temporal and spiritual rulers, now used by the sultans of Turkey.
Source: Webster's dictionaryCaliph Vathek and his dark horde Are bound for Hell, you won't be bored! Your faith in me will be restored- Unless this token you find untoward And my poor gift you have ignored. Cassandra Clare
Three Things Three things cannot be retrieved: The arrow once sped from the bow The word spoken in haste The missed opportunity. (Ali the Lion, Caliph of Islam, son-in-law of Mohammed the Prophet) Idries Shah
many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world Source: Internet
Abd al-Rahman's 7th descendent, Abd al-Rahman III, would, however, take up the title of caliph. Source: Internet
Al-Ma'mun had been named governor of Khurasan by Harun, and after his ascension to power, the caliph named Tahir as governor of his military services in order to assure his loyalty. Source: Internet
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). Source: Internet