The Umma or the People. According to the Sunnis he was to be chosen democraticly as per the Prophet Muhammeds orders. According to Shiite belief it should be according to blood relation with the Prophet. This is still one of the main reasons for the division between the two sects.
Abou Bakr Assidiq was elected by Muslims as prophet Muhammad (PBUH) successor of the prophet death.
No, he didn't. It was left for Muslims to elect their successor.
Neither of the two choices. The successor of Hazrat Muhammad SAW, the last prophet of Islam, was his best friend and father-in-law, Hazrat Abu Bakar RAU.
Acoording the Quran and speeches of prophet, Shia Muslims believe that just as a prophet is appointed by God alone, only God has the prerogative to appoint the successor to his prophet. They believe God chose Ali to be Muhammad's successor, infallible, the first caliph (khalifa, head of state) of Islam. Muhammad, before his death, designated Ali as his successor. Ali was Muhammad's first cousin and closest living male relative as well as his son-in-law, having married Muhammad's daughter Fatimah.
Acoording the Quran and speeches of prophet, Shia Muslims believe that just as a prophet is appointed by God alone, only God has the prerogative to appoint the successor to his prophet. They believe God chose Ali to be Muhammad's successor, infallible, the first caliph (khalifa, head of state) of Islam. Muhammad, before his death, designated Ali as his successor. Ali was Muhammad's first cousin and closest living male relative as well as his son-in-law, having married Muhammad's daughter Fatimah.
The leader of Islam after prophet Muhammad (PBUH) death was titled ' Khalifa' in Arabic or Caliph in English. This means the successor. The plural in Arabic is 'Kholafaa' or Caliphs in English.
Muhamad didn't name a successor and a schism between Sunni and Shia born. The Shia claimed the right of Ali, the son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, and his descendants to lead the Islamic community. Sunnis assert that even though Muhammad never appointed a successor, Abu Bakr was elected first caliph by the Muslim community.
Shia Muslims believe that just as a prophet is appointed by God alone, only God has the prerogative to appoint the successor to his prophet. They believe God chose Ali to be Muhammad's successor, infallible, the first caliph (khalifa, head of state) of Islam. Muhammad, before his death, designated Ali as his successor.Ali was Muhammad's first cousin and closest living male relative as well as his son-in-law, having married Muhammad's daughter Fatimah.
The successors to the Prophet Muhammad were called the Caliphs. Muhammad's father-in-law, Abu Bakr, was elected as the first Caliph. Then came Umar and Uthman. The fourth Caliph was Ali ibn Abi Talib, the cousin and son-in-law to Muhammad, whom the Shi'ites believe to have nominated Ali to be his immediate successor. Disagreement over the succession became a major cause of friction and led to the division of Islam along Sunni and Shia lines.
Allah save prophet Muhammad by spider net.
Aisha engaged in a conflict with Ali due to a disagreement over who should be the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammad after his death.
Shia Muslims believe only God has the right to select the successor of prophet SAWW and God selected Ali a.s. and prophet announced it in front of 120,000 Muslims at Ghadir after his final Hajj of his life.