Arabic · noun · Nation, Faith & Society

Niyabat

नियाबत

said ni-YAA-bat

also written: niyabat, niaabat, niyabah

Meaning

Deputyship or vicegerency; ruling on behalf of a sovereign or of God.

Related words

A deputy or vicegerent; in religious thought, the human as God's representative on earth.

The caliphate; the office, dominion and successorship of the caliph.