The Ashleigh Caliphate
The Ashleigh Caliphate is a caliphate containing Sharifistan, Al-Harreh Danistarab and Jordan.
The Ashleigh Caliphate Al-Khilafat (Arabic, literally “the Caliphate”), Halifelik (Turkish, literally “the caliphate”) | |
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founding document Quran | |
Status | Independent |
Capital | Madinat Al-Islam |
Largest city | Madinat Al-Muluk |
Recognised national languages | Classical Arabic (liturgical), modern Arabic, English (commercial) |
Recognised regional languages | Danistarabi Arabic, Pashto, Turkish |
Religion | Islam |
Government | Federal constitutional caliphate |
• Caliph | Edward Ashleigh |
Chief Qadi Mehmet Ibn Suleiman Effendi II | |
Currency | Dinar, dirham |
Driving side | right |
Politics and government
The Ashleigh Caliphate is mostly ruled by the Caliph though the Chief Qadi of Sharifistan exercises judicial review over him.
Legal system
The legal system of The Ashleigh Caliphate is mostly based on shariah law though different interpretations are used in different places. Sharifistan mostly uses Hanafi law with some Maliki influence and influence from the personal interpretation of the Sultan of Sharifistan whilst Al-Harreh Danistarab uses Maliki law as does Jordan.
Military
The Sharifistani, Jordanian and Danistarabian militaries all have allegiance to The Ashleigh Caliphate as do the privateers with letters of marque directly from the Caliphate.