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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 him - and of
violating the principle of the unanimous agreement of the scholars. No one dares fabricate such an
accusation except the Rafidites.
The belief of the Sunni community requires the vindication of all the Companions as well as their
praise
just as Allah and His Prophet have praised them.
As for the struggle which took place between Mu'awiyah and `Ali, it was the result of different
points of
view in independent interpretation rather than a struggle wherein Mu'awiyah disputed `Ali's right
to the
caliphate. Because of their many relatives among the tribes and the fact that these relatives were
scattered all through the army, `Ali deemed that the surrender of the assassins of `Uthman, would
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 him - and of
violating the principle of the unanimous agreement of the scholars. No one dares fabricate such an
accusation except the Rafidites.
The belief of the Sunni community requires the vindication of all the Companions as well as their
praise
just as Allah and His Prophet have praised them.
As for the struggle which took place between Mu'awiyah and `Ali, it was the result of different
points of
view in independent interpretation rather than a struggle wherein Mu'awiyah disputed `Ali's right
to the
caliphate. Because of their many relatives among the tribes and the fact that these relatives were
scattered all through the army, `Ali deemed that the surrender of the assassins of `Uthman, would