Was İt Prophet Muhammad’S Will To Make Hazrat Abu Bakr The First Caliph Of İslam?

**Prof. Dr. Sinsi** · 10-11-2012

Was it Prophet Muhammad’s Will to Make Hazrat Abu Bakr the First Caliph of Islam?
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Was it Prophet Muhammad’s Will to Make Hazrat Abu Bakr the First Caliph of Islam?

The Prophet did not directly appoint Hazrat Abu Bakr to caliphate

However, we can deduce from some of his words and practices that he wanted Hazrat Abu Bakr to be the first caliph

The Status of Four Caliphs amongst Other Companions

It is stated that the most decent of all ummah are the companions and that Hazrat Abu Bakr deserved the title of “siddiq” (trustworthy, loyal) because of affirming Hazrat Muhammad’s prophethood and Miraj without any hesitation

(1) Although this explanation is short and not clear, we deduce a reason why Abu Bakr was the most decent of all companions from it

This reason is the fact that he was very faithful and submissive

His loyalty to Allah and His Messenger was unwavering

There are some other reasons which make him the most decent of all companions in addition to these

Factors such as that he was a leader in faith, paved way to the good and he played a significant role in the belief of generations after him, he supported the Messenger of Allah both physically and financially in the most risky times, his understanding of Islam and his worshipping elevate him to the highest degree amongst ummah and companions

At-Taftazani stated that Hazrat Omar was given the title of “Faruq” (discerning truth from falsehood) because he distinguished truth from falsehood in his judgments and causes

(2) This points out to that he deemed truth, Islam which is the truth more important than anything and that he submitted himself to the truth

When he converted into Islam, he challenged fearlessly Kuraish and the whole world in the name of theirs (3)

It is understood that how he sided with the truth and how strongly he believed in truth

This indicates that this was one of his superiorities

(4)

Then he stated that Hazrat Othman firstly married Ruqiyya, a daughter of the Messenger of Allah, and when she died, he married his other daughter Ummu Gulsum and thus he was named “Zinnurayn” (having two lights), and that the Prophet said “If I had one more daughter, I would marry her to you again”

(5) We deduce from this that the Prophet was very pleased with Hazrat Othman; he loved him a lot, and appreciated him

Of course, he would not love anyone because of his personal interests

Hazrat Muhammad’s dearest friends were true believes and people with taqwa

If he loved Hazrat Othman, appreciated him and stated that he was pleased with him, we need to follow the Messenger of Allah and appreciate Hazrat Othman, love him and have high opinions of him, and we should not criticize him

If the Prophet loved him that much and married his daughters to him, this shows that he was a true believer and he had taqwa; because Muslims do not marry their daughters to unbelievers

This means he was a believer

He was a muttaqi (one with taqwa; God-conscious) as the Messenger of Allah put it

And angels respected him (6)

At-Taftazani then stated that Hazrat Ali al-Murtaza was one of good servants to Allah and proved his sincerity

(7) Nasafi and other ahl-i sunnah interpreters of Quran named Hazrat Ali as Murtaza in order to stress that Allah and His Messenger were pleased with him (8)

Allah and His Messenger love Hazrat Ali a lot

He loves them both a lot, too and pleased them

This was mentioned in hadiths, too (9)

Taftazani states that Hazrat Ali was outstanding in his worship, sincerity and asceticism

One who is loved by Allah and His Messenger, one with whom they were pleased, and one who was son-in-law of the Messenger of Allah was of course a true believer, God-conscious and worthy of praise and love

Moreover, Allah the Glorious stated that he was friend to the Messenger of Allah (10)

According to at-Taftazani, the companions put four caliphs in superiority order according to their caliphate order

At-Taftazani says “It is clear that they would not have decided this if they had not had proofs

” (11)

2) Some hadiths point out to caliphs’ order of virtuousness:

If hadiths are examined for the purpose of this issue, it will be seen that they have got signs pointing out to the degrees and order of caliphate of four caliphs:

Hazrat Ali, the father of Muhammad bin Hanafiyya, was asked: “Who is the most virtuous person after the Messenger of Allah?” Hazrat Ali answered clearly by listing in order “Abu Bakr, Omar and Othman

” (12) The hadith related to the ones given the tidings of deserving Heaven states that the first to arrive at Eris Well was Abu Bakr, then Omar and then Othman

(13) This may be an indication of their order of virtuousness

Moreover, one day the Messenger of Allah, Abu Bakr, Omar and Othman climbed up Uhud Mountain

Then when the mountains started to tremble, the Messenger called to the mountain: “Stop O Uhud! There are the Prophet, Siddiq and two martyrs on you!” (14)

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Prof. Dr. Sinsi	Was İt Prophet Muhammad’S Will To Make Hazrat Abu Bakr The First Caliph Of İslam? *Was it Prophet Muhammad’s Will to Make Hazrat Abu Bakr the First Caliph of Islam?* Hakkında *Was it Prophet Muhammad’s Will to Make Hazrat Abu Bakr the First Caliph of Islam?* Was it Prophet Muhammad’s Will to Make Hazrat Abu Bakr the First Caliph of Islam? The Prophet did not directly appoint Hazrat Abu Bakr to caliphate However, we can deduce from some of his words and practices that he wanted Hazrat Abu Bakr to be the first caliph The Status of Four Caliphs amongst Other Companions It is stated that the most decent of all ummah are the companions and that Hazrat Abu Bakr deserved the title of “siddiq” (trustworthy, loyal) because of affirming Hazrat Muhammad’s prophethood and Miraj without any hesitation (1) Although this explanation is short and not clear, we deduce a reason why Abu Bakr was the most decent of all companions from it This reason is the fact that he was very faithful and submissive His loyalty to Allah and His Messenger was unwavering There are some other reasons which make him the most decent of all companions in addition to these Factors such as that he was a leader in faith, paved way to the good and he played a significant role in the belief of generations after him, he supported the Messenger of Allah both physically and financially in the most risky times, his understanding of Islam and his worshipping elevate him to the highest degree amongst ummah and companions At-Taftazani stated that Hazrat Omar was given the title of “Faruq” (discerning truth from falsehood) because he distinguished truth from falsehood in his judgments and causes (2) This points out to that he deemed truth, Islam which is the truth more important than anything and that he submitted himself to the truth When he converted into Islam, he challenged fearlessly Kuraish and the whole world in the name of theirs (3) It is understood that how he sided with the truth and how strongly he believed in truth This indicates that this was one of his superiorities (4) Then he stated that Hazrat Othman firstly married Ruqiyya, a daughter of the Messenger of Allah, and when she died, he married his other daughter Ummu Gulsum and thus he was named “Zinnurayn” (having two lights), and that the Prophet said “If I had one more daughter, I would marry her to you again” (5) We deduce from this that the Prophet was very pleased with Hazrat Othman; he loved him a lot, and appreciated him Of course, he would not love anyone because of his personal interests Hazrat Muhammad’s dearest friends were true believes and people with taqwa If he loved Hazrat Othman, appreciated him and stated that he was pleased with him, we need to follow the Messenger of Allah and appreciate Hazrat Othman, love him and have high opinions of him, and we should not criticize him If the Prophet loved him that much and married his daughters to him, this shows that he was a true believer and he had taqwa; because Muslims do not marry their daughters to unbelievers This means he was a believer He was a muttaqi (one with taqwa; God-conscious) as the Messenger of Allah put it And angels respected him (6) At-Taftazani then stated that Hazrat Ali al-Murtaza was one of good servants to Allah and proved his sincerity (7) Nasafi and other ahl-i sunnah interpreters of Quran named Hazrat Ali as Murtaza in order to stress that Allah and His Messenger were pleased with him (8) Allah and His Messenger love Hazrat Ali a lot He loves them both a lot, too and pleased them This was mentioned in hadiths, too (9) Taftazani states that Hazrat Ali was outstanding in his worship, sincerity and asceticism One who is loved by Allah and His Messenger, one with whom they were pleased, and one who was son-in-law of the Messenger of Allah was of course a true believer, God-conscious and worthy of praise and love Moreover, Allah the Glorious stated that he was friend to the Messenger of Allah (10) According to at-Taftazani, the companions put four caliphs in superiority order according to their caliphate order At-Taftazani says “It is clear that they would not have decided this if they had not had proofs” (11) 2) Some hadiths point out to caliphs’ order of virtuousness: If hadiths are examined for the purpose of this issue, it will be seen that they have got signs pointing out to the degrees and order of caliphate of four caliphs: Hazrat Ali, the father of Muhammad bin Hanafiyya, was asked: “Who is the most virtuous person after the Messenger of Allah?” Hazrat Ali answered clearly by listing in order “Abu Bakr, Omar and Othman” (12) The hadith related to the ones given the tidings of deserving Heaven states that the first to arrive at Eris Well was Abu Bakr, then Omar and then Othman (13) This may be an indication of their order of virtuousness Moreover, one day the Messenger of Allah, Abu Bakr, Omar and Othman climbed up Uhud Mountain Then when the mountains started to tremble, the Messenger called to the mountain: “Stop O Uhud! There are the Prophet, Siddiq and two martyrs on you!” (14)