(n) the era of Islam's ascendancy from the death of Mohammed until the 13th century; some Moslems still maintain that the Moslem world must always have a calif as head of the community, Example:their goal was to reestablish the Caliphate
[哈里发帝国 / 哈里發帝國, Hā lǐ fā dì guóㄏㄚ ㄌㄧˇ ㄈㄚ ㄉㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ] Caliphate (Islamic empire formed after the death of the Prophet Mohammed 穆罕默德 in 632), See Also: 穆罕默德