The term "Islamic state" refers to groups that have adopted Islam as their primary faith. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Specifically:
- A Caliphate in Sunni Islam
- An Imamah in Shia Islam
- A Wilayat al-Faqih for the Shia in the absence of an Imamah
- An Islamic republic; a general term for many nation states who adopt Islam as a religion. A caliphate (from the Arabic خلافة or khilāfa) is the political leadership of the Muslim community in classical and medieval Islamic history Islamic Republic is the name given to several states in the Muslim world including the Islamic Republics of Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Mauritania
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