Precedence after the Prophets and the Rightly Guided Caliphate
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- What is the received Sunni order of overall excellence?
- Why is “after the prophets” a more precise expression?
- Which quality is emphasized by the title al-Ṣiddīq?
- What does ʿUmar’s title al-Fārūq chiefly convey?
- Why is ʿUthmān known as Dhū al-Nūrayn?
- When does superiority in one virtue by itself prove overall precedence?
- What is reported from earlier scholars about ʿUthmān versus ʿAlī?
- What does tawaqquf mean in this discussion?
- Which distinction between precedence and caliphate is correct?
- What caution applies when citing the practice of the salaf?
- Why can affirmation of ʿAlī’s virtues coexist with the received order?
- In what sense does a caliph succeed the Prophet?
- What practical need underlies the institution of leadership?
- Which feature stands out in the Saqīfah account?
- What best distinguishes bayʿah from shūrā?
- What does a temporary delay in allegiance not automatically establish?
- Does a report establishing personal virtue necessarily designate a caliph?
- Which two elements featured in ʿUmar’s succession?
- Which caliph appointed the six-person succession council?
- What was ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAwf’s role in ʿUthmān’s selection?
- How is the establishment of ʿAlī’s caliphate principally described?
- What does later political disagreement not automatically imply about ʿAlī’s caliphate?
- What receives particular weight in classical Sunni accounts of Abū Bakr’s caliphate?
- Which is the chronological order of the four caliphates?
- What is the relevance of mentioning disagreements involving ʿAlī and Muʿāwiyah?
- Which approach best fits careful scholarship on this issue?
- In the received Sunni ranking, Abū Bakr precedes ʿUmar.
- All early scholars are reported to have held an identical, uncontested view about ʿUthmān versus ʿAlī.
- Succession as caliph means inheriting prophethood and revelation.
- ʿUmar appointed a council of six for deciding his successor.