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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As soon as the city showed signs of disorder, the caliph ordered women to stay at home.
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He was the second caliph to govern after the death of the Prophet. 2.
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Only the violence of the subversive could interact with the violence of the caliph .
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Several hours earlier the caliph woke feeling very strange.
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Shortly afterwards, his defeated opponent Ali reappeared and was in turn acclaimed caliph .
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The caliph is the successor to the Prophet, the one who takes his place as governor of the faithful.
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The caliph was veiled because he represented a dangerous concentration of power-the power to kill.
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The stranger asked permission to approach the caliph , who granted it and invited him to be seated.