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The question of who should lead the community after Muhammad’s death was a central concern in early Islam. Describe the succession of the first four caliphs and the principles of succession used to justify their rise to power.

The question of who should lead the community after Muhammad’s death was a central concern in early Islam. Describe the succession of the first four caliphs and the principles of succession used to justify their rise to power.

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The question of who should lead the community after Muhammad’s death was a central concern in early Islam. Describe the succession of the first four caliphs and the principles of succession used to justify their rise to power.
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The succession of the prophet after the last of all prophets, Muhammad (peace be upon him) had passed away played a central role in the history of Islam. It also transformed the core aspect of the Islamic religion by diving it into two - Shia and Sunni. Thus, the question of the caliphate stands as an extra-ordinary change in the history of Islam. Let us discuss this below. 

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