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AN EXPOSITION OF SOME CRITICI SMS AG AINST KHILAFAT - E - RASHIDA 28 is then regarded as having been approved by God. He is reported to have written to Amir Mu’awia: “The people who have sworn their oath of allegiance to me are the same who swore a similar oath to Abu Bakr, using the same formula as before. Those who were witness to the appointment have no option to retract, and those who were absent from the occasion have no right to reject. The consultative voting was effected by Muhajirin and Ansar and once they have agreed to the appointment of a Khalifa as their leader, it attains the seal of God’s pleasure and approval”. The View of the Promised Messia h The Promised Messiah, who was raised by God as the Reformer of Islam in this age has also given the same verdict corroborating the fact that a Khalifa is appointed by God. In answer to a question as to why the Holy Prophet of Islam did not appoint a Khalif a in his life time, the Promised Messiah said: “The reason was that the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, knew full well that God would appoint the Khalifa because it is His prerogative and there can be no flaw in God’s choice. Thus, He appointed Abu Bakr as the first Khalifa just as He had made him the first believer of Islam” (Al - Hakam 14. 4. 1908) In addition, the Promised Messiah says: