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− The history of Islam clearly shows that as long as the − Ummat-i-Muslimah kept taking care of the above four responsibilities, God Almighty kept providing them the blessings of the. When the Khilafat − Ummat-i-Muslimah stopped fulfilling the above requirements of the Khilafat, obedience and righteousness disappeared, and they started − fighting each other. Thus, God Almighty took away the blessings of Khilafat from Muslims, and a long period of unjust and cruel leadership − started. However, in this age, by the grace of God, once again through the Promised Messiah and Mahdi , the spiritual son of the Holy Prophet , a as sa − Jama'at has been established, which fulfills the above four conditions of − the. Hence, once again the institution of in the Khilafat-i-Rashida Khilafat − − − tradition of has begun in Ahmadiyya upon the Khilafat-i-Rashida Jama'at − − − ± demise of the Promised Messiah and Mahdi. This is continuation as Khilafat − − of the , which began 1400 years ago after the demise of Khilafat-i-Rashida − − the Holy Prophet. sa The Promised Messiah and Mahdi said about - The as Khilafat − − Second Manifestation of the Power of God: Allah's Divine Power is manifested twice. I appeared from God as a − manifestation; and after me there shall come other persons who will be the second manifestation of Divine Power--- ---And the coming of that manifestation would be better for you because it would be everlasting, of which the link shall not break until the end of the world. " (Al-Wasiyyat, pp 6-7, Ruhani Khaza’in vol. 20, pp 304-305) ± − − − − The Ahmadiyya is the second manifestation and Allah has Khilafat ± − − assured Ahmadi Muslims that this will endure to the end of time. Khilafat ± − − Khilafat provides unity, security and progress for the − Jama at-i-Ahmadiyya ‘. No other sect in Islam has such a strong leadership, − ± − nor enjoys such unity and devotion among its followers. 287