Question

A leader of Islamic polity was known as -​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Caliph

Early Caliphate and political ideals. After death of Muhammad, his community needed to appoint a new leader, giving rise to the title Caliph, meaning "successor". Thus the subsequent Islamic empires were known as Caliphates.

Answer 2

Imam in a general sense, one who leads Muslim worshippers in prayer was a leader of Islamic polity.

In a global sense, Imam is used to refer to the head of the Muslim community (ummah). The title is found in the Quran several times to refer to leaders and to Abraham.

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