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the Prophet of Allah - the praise and peace be upon him -. If
there had been any such designation it would have had a much
better chance to become known and survive than the designation
of a local imam in some part of the land by unknown governors
and army commanders. In the latter case the designation
became known and survived. How then did it not become known
and survive in the case of the Prophet - the praise and
peace be upon him? If it were really made, how then did it disappear
and why was it not transmitted to us? Accordingly Abu-Bakr
was not a caliph except through election and through
the oath of allegiance.
To maintain that someone other than Abu-Bakr was designated would
amount to the same thing as accusing all the Companions
of contradicting the Prophet - the praise and peace be upon
there had been any such designation it would have had a much
better chance to become known and survive than the designation
of a local imam in some part of the land by unknown governors
and army commanders. In the latter case the designation
became known and survived. How then did it not become known
and survive in the case of the Prophet - the praise and
peace be upon him? If it were really made, how then did it disappear
and why was it not transmitted to us? Accordingly Abu-Bakr
was not a caliph except through election and through
the oath of allegiance.
To maintain that someone other than Abu-Bakr was designated would
amount to the same thing as accusing all the Companions
of contradicting the Prophet - the praise and peace be upon