Amīr al-Mu'minīn (Arabic أمير المؤمنين; latinized as Miramolinus, hence Italian Miramolino and Spanish Miramamolín) usually translated Commander of the Faithful or Leader of the Faithful, is the Arabic style of Caliphs and other independent sovereign Muslim rulers that claim legitimacy from a community of Muslims. It has been claimed as the title of rulers in Muslim countries and empires and is still used for some Muslim leaders.
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Amīr al-Mu'minīn (Arabic أمير المؤمنين; latinized as Miramolinus, hence Italian Miramolino and Spanish Miramamolín) usually translated Commander of the Faithful or Leader of the Faithful, is the Arabic style of Caliphs and other independent sovereign Muslim rulers that claim legitimacy from a community of Muslims. It has been claimed as the title of rulers in Muslim countries and empires and is still used for some Muslim leaders.
The first Caliph to be called Amir al-Mu'minin were Umar ibn al-Khattāb, the second of the Four Rightly Guided Caliphs, Uthman ibn Affan and Ali ibn Abi Talib also were called by the same title. The title is also used by Shia Muslims to refer to their first Imam, Ali ibn Abi Talib. It has also been adopted by various Caliphs of the succeeding Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties, as well as by some contemporary Arab monarchs.
For current use, see below.
Sunni view that Umar was the first person to be given the title:
Suyuti, a 15th century Sunni Islamic scholar
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