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210 KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH succeeded by Khulaf a’ , they must first consider that the Holy Prophet sa himself said, 38. “There had not been any Prophethood which was not succeeded by Khilafat. ” If ‘ I sa as (Jesus Christ) was bestowed Prophethood, then we must admit that the same type of Khilafat was established after him as was granted to all other Prophets. Otherwise, the critics will be forced to maintain that ‘ I sa as (Jesus Christ) was not a Prophet, because the Holy Prophet sa has made Khilafat necessary after Prophethood. A second consideration is that Christians themselves have acknowledged Peter as the successor. Thus, when the Holy Prophet sa stated that Khilafat existed after every Prophet, and Christians themselves acknowledge Peter as Khalifah of ‘ I sa as (Jesus Christ), then what is the basis for the claim of this third group, which claims that ‘ I sa as (Jesus Christ) was not followed by Khilafat? The person who was granted knowledge by Allah, the Almighty (i. e. , the Holy Prophet sa ) said that Khilafat was established after every Prophet. When Christians, for whom this is an internal matter, also claim that Khilafat was established after ‘ I sa as (Jesus Christ), and it has been proven by history, then the denial of it is only a 38 Kanzul Umm a l f i Sunanil Aqw a l wal Af‘ a l, Vol. 11, p. 476, Hadith No. 32246, by Al a ’uddin Ali bin Hass a muddin Al-Muttaq i Al-Hind i Al- Burh a nf u ri. First edition, AH 1394, AD 1947, published by At-Tur a th Al- Isl a mi Halb.