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A caliphate, (from theArabic خلافة or khilaafah), is the Islamic form of government representing the political unity and leadership of the Muslim world. The head of state's position (Caliph) is based on the notion of a successor to the Islamic prophet Muhammad's political authority.
According to Sunnis he is ideally a member of the Quraysh tribe elected by Muslims or their representatives;[1] and according to Shia Islam, an Imam descended in a line from the Ahl al-Bayt. From the time of Muhammad until 1924, successive and contemporary caliphates were held by various dynasties, including the Umayyads (who were driven from Damascus to Córdoba), the Abbasids (who ruled from Baghdad and drove away the Umayyads from Damascus), the Fatimids (who ruled from Cairo), and finally the Ottomans.
Caliphate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
If the Khalifas came from a dynasty, then where is the democracy involved?
It does appear that it was more of a dynastic rule than democracy!
It is obvious that everyone of age did not vote! And to state so that everyone of age voted apparently is a fudge and a far cry from the bare boned reality!
Same line of argument that the word Pakistan is self explanatory as Islamic when in actuality the Islamic aspect was added well after Jinnah!
According to Sunnis he is ideally a member of the Quraysh tribe elected by Muslims or their representatives;[1] and according to Shia Islam, an Imam descended in a line from the Ahl al-Bayt. From the time of Muhammad until 1924, successive and contemporary caliphates were held by various dynasties, including the Umayyads (who were driven from Damascus to Córdoba), the Abbasids (who ruled from Baghdad and drove away the Umayyads from Damascus), the Fatimids (who ruled from Cairo), and finally the Ottomans.
Caliphate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
If the Khalifas came from a dynasty, then where is the democracy involved?
It does appear that it was more of a dynastic rule than democracy!
It is obvious that everyone of age did not vote! And to state so that everyone of age voted apparently is a fudge and a far cry from the bare boned reality!
Same line of argument that the word Pakistan is self explanatory as Islamic when in actuality the Islamic aspect was added well after Jinnah!