caliph
Example Sentences
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His Friday sermon called on Muslims to follow him as “caliph.”
From Washington Times
Early caliphs built palaces on its outskirts along the lake shore.
From Seattle Times
“You can read the name of the caliph in Baghdad,” he said about coins from the time.
From New York Times
The Ottomans built four minarets, covered Hagia Sophia’s Christian icons and luminous gold mosaics, and installed huge black panels embellished with the names of God, the prophet Mohammad and Muslim caliphs in Arabic calligraphy.
From Reuters
The Ottomans built minarets alongside the vast domed structure, while inside they added huge calligraphic panels bearing the Arabic names of the early Muslim caliphs alongside the monument’s ancient Christian iconography.
From Reuters
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