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There is no clearly accepted method for the appointing of a Caliph by the people.
The first Caliph Abu-Bakr was nominated by Umar (who was to be the 2nd Caliph) and then was accepted by a small gathering of Muslims and so was appointed 1st Caliph. All Muslims present at the election were not allowed to later change their allegience, and all Muslims not present and those who did not have a say were forced to accept the legitimacy of Abu-Bakr as Caliph, as no re-election would be held.
The second Caliph Umar was appointed directly by Abu-Bakr before his death, despite some reservations about his hot temper and harsh tendencies which Abu-Bakr dismissed as Umar just being "Bad Cop" to his "Good Cop".
The third Caliph Uthman was elected in a unique way devised by the 2nd Caliph Umar. Five candidates (originally six) chosen by Umar were placed in a room to deliberate who among them should be the next Caliph. There are numerous versions of the rules set in place for this election. Some say that if there was no agreement, certain candidates were to be killed or that if a majority agreement was reached, the minority opposition should be killed, others say that if there is no majority, a man called Abd'ur'Rahman (appointed by Umar) should cast a vote. Suffice it to say that this method was different again as compared to the first two.
It is also said that the Prophet repeatedly and publicly appointed Ali - Commander of the Faithful as his successor. It is accepted by all Muslims that the Prophet does not decree anything against the will of God.
The question that should now be asked is - How _should_ a Caliph be chosen?
If the Caliph is the authority and adjudicator of Islam on Earth, and an example to all Muslims, should it be left up to an ordinary person or group of people to appoint or even decide how to appoint a Caliph?
God appointed all the Prophets as the heralds of His religion, as the Messengers and as the examples to follow. Who else but God would have the knowledge and foresight to decide who is worthy to take up the mandate of the Prophets' successor, to be the authority on Islam, to lead the Muslims to the right path in every situation?
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