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Emirate vs Caliph - What's the difference?

emirate | caliph |

As nouns the difference between emirate and caliph

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

emirate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A country ruled by an emir.
  • The office of an emir.

    • See also

    * United Arab Emirates

    External links

    * (wikipedia "emirate")

    Anagrams

    * *

    caliph

    English

    Alternative forms

    * calif, kalif, kaliph, khalif, khalifa

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The political leader of the Muslim world, successor of Muhammad's political authority, not religious or spiritual.
    • Ahmadis call their Caliph the Khalifatul Masih .

    Related terms

    * caliphate