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KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH 75 in accordance with an electoral process agreed by the ummah. Such a person is appointed as Khalifah and submission to him is obligatory on Muslims. ” The group holding this belief is called Sunni. (2) “Authority belongs to God. To consider a human being worthy of obedience amounts to apostasy. Decisions should be based on the opinion of the majority, and Muslims are at liberty to appoint whomsoever they desire. ” Those who hold these views are referred to as Khaw a rij (Secessionists. ) (3) “The people do not appoint an Am i r (leader), rather, it is God Who appoints the Am i r. He appointed Hadrat Ali ra as Imam, and after him, appointed eleven more Imams. The last Imam is still alive, but is hidden. ” This group holding these beliefs is referred to as Shia. Among them, there is a sect that believes in the continuous necessity of a living and visible Imam. They are referred to as Ism a ‘ i liyyah Shia. Khilafat-e-Ahmadiyya This is the history of the Khilafat immediately after the Holy Prophet sa. Now I turn to the Khilafat which was established after the Promised Messiah as. The Ahmadiyya Jam a ‘at was in the same state of mind during the lifetime of the Promised Messiah as as were the Companions ra of the Holy Prophet sa during his lifetime. All of us believed that the Promised Messiah as would not die as yet. As a result, we never thought, even for a moment, about what would