New Tunisian PM: “The liberation of Jerusalem starts here. I will be the sixth righteous caliph.”

The English in this report is marginal, but the import is clear. The Righteous or Rightly Guided Caliphs were, according to Islamic tradition, the first four successors of Muhammad: Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali Ibn Abi Talib. Then some add Hasan, Ali’s son, or Umar II, who came slightly later. And Hamadi Jebali is … Continue reading New Tunisian PM: “The liberation of Jerusalem starts here. I will be the sixth righteous caliph.”