ТНЕ SUCCESSORS OF ТНЕ MESSENGER by Khalid Muhammad Khalid.
Тhe Rightly-Guided Caliphs ‘Those Caliphs who truly followed the Prophet’s footsteps аге called The Rightly-Guided Caliphs. They аге the first four Caliphs: Аbu bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali. (But, Umar Ibn Abd AI-Aziz was traditionally added to ), Аll four were among the earliest and closest Companions of the Prophet “Allah’s blessing and реасе Ье ироп Ыт”. Тhey lived simple and righteous Ше, and strove hard in the cause of the religion of Allah.
Тhey used to do justice to аН people, and treat others kindly and compassionately. After these four successors, the later Caliphs assumed the manners of kings and emperors, and the true spirit of equality of ruler and ruled diminished so much in the political life of Muslims.
It should Ье clearly understood that the mission of Prophet Muhammad “Allah’s blessing and реасе Ье oроп him”, and hence that of the Right1y-Guided Caliphs, was not political, social or economic reform,
although such reforms were а logical consequence of the success оt’ this mission, поt the unity of а nation and the establishment of аn еmpire, although the nation united and vast areas сате under опе administration, nот the spread of а civi1ization or сulturе, although mаnу civilizations and cultures developed, but опlу to deliver the message of Allah to аll the peoples of the world and to invite them to submit to Him, while being the foremost among those who submitted.
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