←Created page with ''''Wali al-Ahd''' ({{lang-ar|ولي العهد|Walī al-ʿAhd}}) is the Arabic and Islamic term for a designated heir of a ruler, or crown prince. ==Origin of the title== The title emerged in the early caliphates, and can be traced to at least {{circa|715}}.{{sfn|Marsham|2009|p=114}} The title itself is ambiguous, as the word {{transl|ar|walī}} can mean both 'possessor of' or 'successor to', and the exact scope of {{transl|ar|ʿahd}}, 'covenant,...' |
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