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− Establishment of Khilafat − As the system of is a branch of the system of Khilafat − Prophethood, so Allah has kept the task of appointing the in His Khalifah − − own hands, just like the appointing of the Prophets is done by Him. Also Allah chooses the person who is the most eligible to become a. Khalifah − − Through the blessings of Prophethood, a well trained group of pious believers comes into being during the time of the Prophet. Allah Almighty, − as a blessing allows them to share the task of selecting the. Khalifah − In this way, Allah blesses His pious people ( with the The momins) − satisfaction of their obedience and cooperation with the appointed Khalifah Khalifah. Hence, apparently it might seem that a is chosen by a − − group of pious people, but in reality everything happens according to the Will of Allah; only His Will prevails. − That is why Allah has repeatedly said in the Holy Qur’an, that He − − is the One Who chooses and appoints the ; and to explain this Khalifah − point the Holy Prophet said, that after him, Allah and the will sa momins − accept no one else but Hadrat Abu Bakr Siddiq as the. ra Khalifah ± ± − ± − − The Promised Messiah and Mahdi has also explained in his book as − " ", that on the demise of the Holy Prophet Muhammad , Allah Al-Wasiyyat sa ± ± − Himself chose Hadrat Abu Bakr to support and lead the Muslims. He ra ± ± − further said that after himself, there would be other individuals who would continue and complete the work. The Promised Messiah and Mahdi writes: as − "Whosoever perseveres unto the last, witnesses this miracle, as happened at the time of Hadrat Abu Bakr when the death of the Holy ra ± ± − Prophet was considered to be untimely and many nomads turned sa apostates, and the followers of the Prophet were unnerved by deep grief. sa 296