Islam is a religion not a spiritual leader. Islam is not dead.
a woman cannot be a leader in Islam
H. Abu Bakar sidique Ra the first caliph was leader of Muslims after death of Prophet Muhammad SAW.
one side believed after Abraham's death that a direct decedent should become the new ruler while the other side believed that they should pick a new leader
SUNNI ISLAM believed that any Muslim could become Caliph if he was a good community leader; heredity was not terribly important.
The leader of Islam after prophet Muhammad (PBUH) death was titled ' Khalifa' in Arabic or Caliph in English. This means the successor. The plural in Arabic is 'Kholafaa' or Caliphs in English.
Muhammad is said to be the founding leader and prophet of Islam
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the original leader of Islam.
The first Islam leader is prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) who conveyed God message to humanity and called people to Islam and conveyed to people the words of Quran as revealed to him by God. After prophet Muhammad death, Muslim leaders are called Caliphs, Imams, Sultans, Princes of believers. ...
After the death of a Muslim, the man or woman gets sent to The ALMIGHTY Allah, where He will judge you on how you have lived, and how you have accepted Islam into your life. The good will be sent to Paradise (Jannah), but the bad will become dwellers of the Fire.
Islam daily leader is called Imam who leads Muslims on praying for God.
The leader of Islam is prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and started in Mecca (or Makkah) in Saudi Arabia.