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*[[Salaf]] ''- A hub page that leads to other articles related to the Salaf''
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*[[Muhammad's Companions and Pedophilia]]
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The Caliph (خليفة‎; khalīfah) is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the leader of the Islamic Ummah (body of Muslim believers).

According to Islamic theology, the first four successors of Prophet Muhammad were the "Rightly-Guided Caliphs" (Khulafaa-e-Rashidun). They were all Sahabahs who were extremely close to Muhammad, and are therefore considered by Muslims to be model Islamic leaders who ruled in accord with the Qur'an and Sunnah.[1] The first four Caliphs were; Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali.

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  1. The Four Rightly-Guided Caliphs of Islam - Sunni Essentials, accessed October 2, 2010