caliph

As nouns the difference between khedive and caliph

is that khedive is a form of ottoman turkish viceroy who ruled egypt in the late 19th and early 20th centuries while caliph is the political leader of the muslim world, successor of muhammad's political authority, not religious or spiritual.

As nouns the difference between rabbi and caliph

is that rabbi is rabbi while caliph is the political leader of the muslim world, successor of muhammad's political authority, not religious or spiritual.

As a noun caliph is

the political leader of the muslim world, successor of muhammad's political authority, not religious or spiritual.

As nouns the difference between caliph and sultan

is that caliph is the political leader of the muslim world, successor of muhammad's political authority, not religious or spiritual while sultan is originally, a secular office, formally subordinate to -, but de facto the power behind the throne of the (theoretically universal) caliph.

As nouns the difference between imam and caliph

is that imam is a shi'ite muslim leader while caliph is the political leader of the muslim world, successor of muhammad's political authority, not religious or spiritual.

As nouns the difference between caliph and hajib

is that caliph is the political leader of the muslim world, successor of muhammad's political authority, not religious or spiritual while hajib is (lb) an official of a muslim court, of varied importance, initially controlling access to the caliph, but later very powerful; a chamberlain.

As a noun caliph

is the political leader of the muslim world, successor of muhammad's political authority, not religious or spiritual.