in Sunni view The Othman Ibn Affan and in Shia view Hussain Ibn Ali a.s. the grandson of prophet Muhammad SAWW
The first Caliph was Abu Bakr Assidik.
A caliph
Caliph meaning the representative of God on earth
With the name of almight Allah; leaders of Islam are Muhammad (last prophet of God), his successor Ali (first Caliph/Imam of Islam) and then progony of Ali (Imams).
SUNNI ISLAM believed that any Muslim could become Caliph if he was a good community leader; heredity was not terribly important.
Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad is a Caliph (Khalifa). He is the current Caliph for the Ahmadiyyah Movement of Islam
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Caliph whose mathers name and wifes name are the same?
Caliph whose mathers name and wifes name are the same?
There used to be a central authority for Sunna Islam - the largest branch of Islam. That was called the Caliph. However, for almost a century now, there is no such central authority.
He is Omar Ibn Al-Khattab (May God be pleased with him).
their duties were to expand Islam to do this they used well trained armies