How many caliphates have there been throughout Islamic history? May Allah reward you.
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After the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, came the Rightly Guided Caliphate, and it was led by the four Caliphs: Abu Bakr, Omar, Othman, and Ali, may Allah be pleased with them.
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