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not understood that so well they would not have arranged
matters as they did, since it was not their habit to abandon
the Way of Allah on account of threat or pressure and nothing
would turn them away from the truth.
)9(THE CONDITION OF THE CALIPHATE
The ninth principle: Is that, in addition to being a Muslim,
the qualifications of the caliph are five: male, being of age,
piety, learning, competence, and membership in the tribe
of Quraish because the Prophet - the praise and peace be upon
him - said, "The caliphs should be of the Quraish". When these
qualifications appear in several candidates, the caliph
will be the one who receives the homage and allegiance of the
majority of Muslims, and he who contradicts the majority
matters as they did, since it was not their habit to abandon
the Way of Allah on account of threat or pressure and nothing
would turn them away from the truth.
)9(THE CONDITION OF THE CALIPHATE
The ninth principle: Is that, in addition to being a Muslim,
the qualifications of the caliph are five: male, being of age,
piety, learning, competence, and membership in the tribe
of Quraish because the Prophet - the praise and peace be upon
him - said, "The caliphs should be of the Quraish". When these
qualifications appear in several candidates, the caliph
will be the one who receives the homage and allegiance of the
majority of Muslims, and he who contradicts the majority