WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Successors of Prophet Mohammed’s are called Caliphs. They were both religious and political leaders. Abu Bakr was the first Caliph.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Sunni believe that Muhammad had not appointed a successor and had instead intended for the Muslim community to choose a leader from among themselves. They accept the rule of Abu Bakr, who was elected at Saqifah, and that of his successors, who are together referred to as the Rashidun Caliphs.

Detailed explanation-3: -The leader of a caliphate is called the caliph, meaning deputy or representative. All caliphs are believed to be the successor to Prophet Muhammad. Muhammad was not a caliph; according to the Quran he was the last and greatest of the prophets.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Rashidun Caliphate (Arabic: , romanized: al-Khilāfah ar-Rāšidah; 632 – 661) was the first caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was ruled by the first four successive caliphs of Muhammad after his death in 632 CE (11 AH).