After the Holy Prophet Muhammad(sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) his true Caliph and related Imaam is Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique (radi Allahu anhu). After him in leadership is Sayyiduna Umar (radi Allahu anhu). Sayyiduna Usman Ghani (radi Allahu anhu) followed him. After him is Sayyiduna Ali (radi Allahu anhu) followed by Sayyiduna Imaam Hasan (radi Allahu anhu). These leaders Khilafat is known as "Raashida" or "pious" because these great Sahabis (Companions) gave true representation of the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam).
The true pious Khilafat as per the traditions of the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) lasted thirty years, meaning it terminated after six months of the true Khilafat performed by Sayyiduna Imaam Hasan (radi Allahu anhu). Thereafter, the leader of Muslims, Umar bin Abdul Aziz (radi Allahu anhu) performed the pious Khilafat, and Sayyiduna Imaam Mehdi will perform true Khilafat in the final era. Sayyiduna Amir Mua'awiya (radi Allahu anhu) was the first king in Islam. After the Prophets, and out of all of Allah's creations including Jinn, humans and Angels, the most virtuous are Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique, then Sayyiduna Umar, then Sayyiduna Uthman Gani, then Sayyiduna Ali al-Murtada (radi Allahu anhum).
Whoever believes that Sayyiduna Ali (radi Allahu anhu) is more virtuous than Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radi Allahu anhu) or Sayyiduna Umar (radi Allahu anhu), such a person is a misguided person and from a bad sect. |
