Meanings of khalif in English

From these measures the khalif concluded that the globular form was established.

He was proclaimed the first khalif, or successor of the Prophet.

The friends of Tarik at the court of the khalif found means of retaliation.

The khalif had in his palace a manufactory of books, and copyists, binders, illuminators.

Amrou, therefore, sent to the khalif to ascertain his pleasure.

The khalif was an illiterate man; his environment was an environment of fanaticism and ignorance.

Thus the khalif Al-Mamun is reported to have brought into Bagdad hundreds of camel-loads of manuscripts.

Every khalif had his own historian.

Abou-Kacem, khalif of Egypt, had taken it from the Turks; and his vizier, Afdhel, had left a strong garrison in it.

On his part, Omar, who was now khalif sent to the succor of the besieging army the veteran troops of Syria.

S: And when your Lord said to the angels, I am going to place in the earth a khalif, they said: What!

Envoys from the khalif of Egypt, the new holder of Jerusalem, arrived in the crusaders' camp, with presents and promises from their master.

It was not the intention of the khalif to command his army; that duty was devolved on Abou Obeidah nominally, on Khaled in reality.

They hastened to pay tribute to the khalif, to repair the roads and bridges, and to supply provisions and intelligence to the invading army.

But, since the spherical form could not be positively asserted from one such measurement, the khalif caused another to be made near Cufa in Mesopotamia.

As we have already mentioned, by his treaty with Michael III., the khalif Al-Mamun had obtained a copy of the "Syntaxis" of Ptolemy.