Caliph of the Islamic State
| Caliph of the Islamic State | |
|---|---|
| خَلِيفَة الدَّولةُ الإِسْلَامِيَّة | |
since 3 August 2023 | |
| Type | Leader |
| Appointer | Shura Council of the Islamic State[1] |
| Precursor | Emir of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[citation needed ] |
| Formation | 29 June 2014 |
| First holder | Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi |
| Deputy | Deputy Caliph of the Islamic State[citation needed ] |
The Caliph of the Islamic State is the leader of the Islamic State, a transnational Salafi jihadist militant organisation and internationally unrecognized quasi-state, and the head of state and government of the territory of the Islamic State.
Background
[edit ]On 29 June 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant proclaimed the "return of the Islamic Caliphate" and renamed itself to the Islamic State, with Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as its first Caliph.[2] [3] The Caliphate at its territorial peak controlled 12 million people with territories in various countries, notably Iraq, Syria and Nigeria.[4]
Dispute
[edit ]The Islamic State describes itself as a caliphate and its leader as a caliph, however, this claim is not accepted by the vast majority of Muslims, and is disputed by multiple Muslim scholars and authors.[5] [6] [7]
List of caliphs
[edit ]| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Reigned from | Reigned until | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (1971–2019) |
29 June 2014 | 27 October 2019 | ||||||
| Vacant (27 – 31 October 2019) | |||||||||
| 2 | Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (1976–2022) |
31 October 2019 | 3 February 2022 [8] | ||||||
| Vacant (3 – 4 February 2022)[9] [better source needed ] | |||||||||
| 3 | Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (?–2022) |
4 February 2022 | 15 October 2022 | ||||||
| Vacant (15 October – 30 November 2022) | |||||||||
| 4 | Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi (?–2023) |
30 November 2022[10] | 29 April 2023 | ||||||
| Vacant (29 April – 3 August 2023) | |||||||||
| 5 | Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (born ?) |
3 August 2023 | Incumbent | ||||||
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Timeline
[edit ]See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ https://ctc.westpoint.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/CTC-SENTINEL-082023.pdf
- ^ Adam Withnall (30 June 2014). "Iraq crisis: Isis declares its territories a new Islamic state with 'restoration of caliphate' in Middle East – Middle East – World". The Independent. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ "Human-Verified Intelligence = More Signal, Less Noise | SITE". ent.siteintelgroup.com. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Islamic State-controlled parts of Syria, Iraq largely out of reach: Red Cross". Reuters. 13 March 2015.
- ^ Withnall, Adam (30 June 2014). "Iraq crisis: Isis changes name and declares its territories a new Islamic state with 'restoration of caliphate' in Middle East" . The Independent. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ Yusuf al-Qaradawi stated: "[The] declaration issued by the Islamic State is void under sharia and has dangerous consequences for the Sunnis in Iraq and for the revolt in Syria", adding that the title of caliph can "only be given by the entire Muslim nation", not by a single group.Strange, Hannah (5 July 2014). "Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi addresses Muslims in Mosul" . The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ Hamid, Shadi (1 November 2016). "What a caliphate really is—and how the Islamic State is not one". Brookings. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ House, The White (3 February 2022). "Statement by President Joe Biden". The White House. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad (18 March 2022). "'On the Path of the First Rightly-Guided Ones' – Islamic State Editorial on the New Caliph and Allegiance Pledge". Aymenn's Monstrous Publications. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Calibrated Counterterrorism" (PDF).
the surprise announcement by the Islamic State on November 30, 2022, about the death of Abu al-Hasan and the appointment of his successor Abu al-Husayn.