Khalifa

Khalifa
Abu Bakr (in dark red) was the first Khalifa (Caliph)
Pronunciation	Arabic: [xaliːfa]
Language(s)	Arabic
Origin
Meaning	Successor, Steward
Region of origin	Arabia
Other names
Alternative spelling	Khalifah, Khaleefa, Khaleefah, Caliph
Variant form(s)	Khalifeh (Persian), Katip (Turkish)

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Khalifa or Khalifah is a name or title which means "successor" or "steward". It most commonly refers to the leader of a Caliphate, but is also used as a title among various Islamic religious groups and orders. Khalifa is sometimes also pronounced as "kalifa". There were 4 khalifas after Mohammed died, beginning with Abu Bakr. This was a difficult decision for the people to make, for no one had ever thought about who would rule after Mohammed died.

Concept

Caliph
Caliphate
Khalifatul Masih
In Tasawwuf, a Khalifah is a spiritual successor of a saint, in the Sufi order

Places

Xəlfəlikənd, Azerbaijan
Khalifeh (disambiguation), places in Iran
Khalifa City, a residential suburb in Abu Dhabi

Living people

Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Emir of Abu Dhabi and UAE president
Khalifa Haftar, Libyan Military commander
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, former Emir of Qatar
Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa, President of the 61st United Nations General Assembly
Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, former Emir of Qatar
Mia Khalifa, Lebanese American pornographic actress
Marcel Khalife, Lebanese musician
Mohammed Jamal Khalifa, Saudi Arabian businessman
Omer Khalifa, Sudanese sportsman
Rafik Khalifa, Algerian billionaire
Wiz Khalifa, American rapper
Osama Khalifa, Egyptian Squash Player

Historical people

Khalifa ibn Khayyat (c. 777 – c. 854), Arab historian
Katip Çelebi (Hajji Khalifa) (1599–1658), Arabic and Turkish author
Abdallahi ibn Muhammad (1846–1899), known as "The Khalifa", Sudanese Mahdist leader
Khalifa bin Harub of Zanzibar (1879–1960), sultan of Zanzibar
Khalifa Keita, fourth mansa of the Mali Empire
Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa (1919–2006), Sudanese politician
Rashad Khalifa (1935–1990), Egyptian biochemist

House of Al-Khalifa

House of Khalifa
- Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa
- Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain
- Meriam Al Khalifa

Others

Khalifa International Stadium
Khalifa Airways, a former Algerian company
Khalifa Point, city in Pakistan
Burj Khalifa, a supertall skyscraper which is, as of 2010, the tallest building in the world. Named after Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Khalifah (film), a 2011 Indonesian film by Nurman Hakim
Khalifa (caste), a Muslim group based in Gujarat, India
Khalifa (album), a 2016 album by Wiz Khalifa