The Caliph

In this episode of the Caliph, Al Jazeera tells the story of the caliphate, providing a fascinating insight into how the first caliphs of Islam built and expanded their empire.

In this episode of The Caliph, Al Jazeera tells the story of the caliphate, looking at the Sunni-Shia divide, and how this split arose from a dispute over who should succeed the Prophet Muhammad.

Al Jazeera tells the story of the 1,300-year-long struggle for the caliphate and looks at the rise and fall of different dynasties - ending with the decline of the Ottoman caliphate.