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− Holy Prophet , was elected his first successor. Hadrat Abu Bakr was sa ra ± ± − followed by three other close and worthy companions Hadrat ‘Umar , ra ± ± Hadrat ‘Uthman , and Hadrat ‘Ali. After the passing of Hadrat ‘Ali , ra ra ra ± ± − ± ± − ± ± − many factions sprung up among Muslims, and the word was Khalifah − misapplied to the dynastic succession of the ruling families. The system of , in one form or another, lasted some 626 Khilafat − years after the sad demise of the Holy Prophet. During this period five sa distinct Caliphates existed among the Muslims, all belonging to the House of. These were: Quraish 1. The Righteous Caliphate 632 - 661 AD 2. The Umayyad Caliphate of Damascus 661 - 750 AD 3. The ‘Abbasid Caliphate of Baghdad 750 - 1258 AD 4. The Umayyad Caliphate of Spain 929 - 1031 AD 5. The Fatimid Caliphate of Egypt 909 - 1171 AD − The fourteenth and last of the Caliphs was dethroned in Fatimid − 1171 AD by Salahuddin the Great, the famous warrior of the Crusades. With the fall of Al-Azid ended the dynasty which was founded by Fatimid − Al-Mahdi some 262 years ago. − 194