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that
there is no use in their creation before the Day of Judgement because
"None shall question Him about His Works, but they shall be questioned." (Quran 21:23).
(vii) The True Caliphate
Page 41 of 56
The seventh principle: Is that the guided caliphs after the Prophet of Allah are Abu-Bakr, then
`Umar,
then `Uthman and then `Ali. No clear designation of a caliph was ever made by the Prophet of Allah -
may 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
there is no use in their creation before the Day of Judgement because
"None shall question Him about His Works, but they shall be questioned." (Quran 21:23).
(vii) The True Caliphate
Page 41 of 56
The seventh principle: Is that the guided caliphs after the Prophet of Allah are Abu-Bakr, then
`Umar,
then `Uthman and then `Ali. No clear designation of a caliph was ever made by the Prophet of Allah -
may 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