These caliphs were not the successors of the Byzantine emperors or of the Sassanian king of kings.

哈里发不是拜占庭皇帝的继承人，也不是萨珊王朝万王之王的继承人。

There's no caliph, there's no figure, only words.

新的货币上没有哈里发，也没有任何图像，只有文字。

The caliph Al-Rashid himself is also traveling with the caravan this year.

哈里发拉希德本人今年也随大篷车同行。

At the top of the government is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self- declared caliph of ISIS.

在政府金字塔体系的顶部是阿布·巴克尔·巴格达迪，这里是 “ISIS”口中自称的哈里发。

One of the groups there declared allegiance to the radical militants Islamic State and its caliph last month.”

上月，其中一个组织宣布效忠于极端武装组织IS及其哈里发。”

Unfortunately, the sultanate's premier religious authority, the caliph of Baghdad, still objected to having a woman rule.

不幸的是，苏丹领土的首要宗教掌权者巴格达的哈里发，仍拒绝让一个女人掌权。

The caliph was wealthy and powerful beyond imagination.

哈里发的财富和权力超乎想象。

And Khaalis coveted the title of American caliph.

而 Khaalis 觊觎美国哈里发的头衔。

But there was never a clear line of succession dictating who would become the next caliph.

但是从来没有明确的继承顺序来决定谁将成为下一任哈里发。

But the community did need a political leader, a caliph.

但社区确实需要一位政治领袖，一位哈里发。

" I can do it, but you know I am caliph only for an hour" .

“我能做到， 但你知道我只是一个小时的哈里发” 。

Shirley Sotloff addressed her plead directly to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self-declared caliph leader of Islamic State.

雪莉·索特洛夫 (Shirley Sotloff) 直接向自封为伊斯兰国哈里发领袖的阿布·巴克尔·巴格达迪 (Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi) 提出请求。

Any male relative of the former caliph was eligible, so brothers, nephews, and uncles fought to gain power.

前哈里发的任何男性亲属都有资格，因此兄弟、侄子和叔叔为了获得权力而斗争。

The fourth caliph, Ali, was assassinated.

第四任哈里发阿里被暗杀。

As its leader Elijah Muhammad was also, to his acolytes, the leader of all America's Muslims: the American caliph.

作为其领袖，以利亚穆罕默德对他的助手来说也是所有美国穆斯林的领袖：美国哈里发。

And even today, Sunnis Muslims believe Abu Bakr was rightly elected the first caliph and Shi’a Muslims believe it should’ve been Ali.

即使在今天，逊尼派穆斯林也认为阿布·巴克尔（Abu Bakr）被正确选出了第一位哈里发， 什叶派穆斯林认为应该是阿里（Ali）。

The siege of Baghdad laid bare a longstanding reality: for centuries, the caliphs had ruled mostly symbolically.

巴格达之围暴露了一个长期存在的现实：几个世纪以来，哈里发的统治主要是象征性的。

Because the caliph depended on his entourage to stay in power, each transition of rulership opened the doors for favoritism and corruption.

由于哈里发依靠他的随从维持权力，每次统治更替都为偏袒和腐败打开了大门。

Then Ali finally got his turn at caliph, but his ascension was very controversial, and it ultimately led to a civil war.

后来阿里终于轮到哈里发了，但他的登基争议很大， 最终导致了内战。

It's a fascinating image. It's a unique source for our knowledge of the dress and the regalia of the early caliphs, and it's probably the oldest known depiction of a Muslim.

这幅像十分精彩，是我们了解早 期哈里发服饰与王权象征的唯一途径。