Which term, meaning "successor" in Arabic, refers to a political and religious leader of Islam after Muhammed's death?

A. Caliph

B. Jihad

C. Muslim

D. Shi'ite

A) caliph ...

the chief Muslim civil and religious ruler, regarded as the successor of Muhammad. The caliph ruled in Baghdad until 1258 and then in Egypt until the Ottoman conquest of 1517; the title was then held by the Ottoman sultans until it was abolished in 1924 by Atatürk

It will be embarrassing if i get this wrong considering i’m arabic, but i think it is D