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and sanely to organise the subjugation of the whole world to. Allah. . . Had there been in Islam a score of men, younger men, to carry on his work, of Abu Bakr's quality, it would certainly have succeeded,' says even an unbeliever like H. G. Wells in his. Outline of History. . Although the expansion of Islam went forward rapidly and miraculously through the reigns of the first, second and third. Caliphs, and in 25 years the Middle East and far beyond to the. East and West became Islamic, there was at first a little intrigue against Abu Bakr, a little more against the second Caliph Umar, and then a great hullabaloo against the third Caliph Othman, who was killed by the Muslim enemies of Islam. The fourth. Caliph Ali had to spend his time quelling civil wars and trying to re-establish law and order, disputing his caliphate with Muawiya, the Governor of Damascus, who ultimately deceived him and usurped the caliphate which he made a hereditary monarchy; and this also made the priesthood subservient to him. The upright. Companions of the Holy Prophet stayed away in Medina from the brawls. Caliph Ali was killed by his supposed followers. Thus ended the Righteous Caliphate in bare 30 years as prophesied by the Holy Prophet. The dying Caliph Othman told his murderers: 'If you kill me today, then remember that Muslims will never, till the end of days, be reunited in prayers nor in battles against the enemies of Islam. ' This curse is still with us; sects proliferated, excommunicating each other; matters had been worsening century by century, needing mujaddids or reformers and then the. Promised Messiah-Mahid. . The First Century Hijra. The third Caliph Othman, the fourth Caliph Ali and Imam. Hussain were branded as heretics and apostates by the subservient section of the as yet incipient priesthood who got them murdered. 10