รัฐเคาะลีฟะฮ์

Also known as caliphates, Khalifat, Khilāfah, Khilafat, K̲h̲ilāfa

A caliphate ( ) is an institution or public office under the leadership of an Islamic steward with the title of caliph (; , ), a person considered a political–religious successor to the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a leader of the entire Muslim world (ummah). Historically, the caliphates were polities based on Islam which developed into multi-ethnic trans-national empires.