During the medieval period, three major caliphates succeeded each other: the Rashidun Caliphate (632–661), the Umayyad Caliphate (661–750), and the Abbasid Caliphate (750–1517).

Dec 5, 2025 · Caliphate, the political-religious state comprising the Muslim community and the lands and peoples under its dominion in the centuries following the death (632 ce) of the Prophet Muhammad.

Dec 3, 2019 · Caliphate (“ Khilafat ” in Arabic) was a semi-religious political system of governance in Islam, in which the territories of the Islamic empire in the Middle East and North Africa and the …

Molly Hunter, NBC news, 2 Dec. 2025 The Muslim Brotherhood was founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hassan al-Banna as an Islamic revivalist movement seeking to establish a worldwide Islamic …

This empire is known to history as the Caliphate, and under it, a distinctly Islamic civilization emerged in the Middle East, North Africa and beyond. The founder of Islam, the Arabian Prophet Muhammad, …

Despite internal dissent and even civil war, the caliphate not only survived but even expanded far beyond the Arabian Peninsula. Between the 8th and 10th centuries the Umayyad and Abbasid …

A caliphate is a form of Islamic government led by a caliph, who is considered the political and religious successor to the Prophet Muhammad. This system not only represents a unifying authority over the …

The city rose to such heights as the seat of the Abbasid Caliphate (750-1258] CE), a powerful and massive Muslim empire. From about the eighth century until well into Unit 5, Muslim empires spread …

Explore the captivating history of the Arab Caliphate, a major influence from the 7th to the 13th centuries. Discover its origins, the era of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, the cultural and scientific …

May 8, 2025 · Caliphs were considered successors to Prophet Muhammad, leading the Muslim community or 'ummah'. The first major division among Muslims over caliph leadership led to Sunni …