Caliphate

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The might of the Caliphate demonstrates Islam's ability to unite

"Likewise, when the Arabian tribes were in a state of rancor and strife, engaged in shedding one another's blood, plundering one another's property, imprisoning one another's wives and children and leading a warlike life in the peninsula of Arabia, and when no solitary soul enjoyed composure nor a single tribe was at ease, at such a time Muhammad appeared. He gathered, reconciled, united and cemented the different tribes so that all strife and warfare vanished from among them. The Arabian nation developed to such a degree that they founded the sovereignty of Andalusia [Spain] and established the mighty Caliphate."

(Mahmud's Diary, May 12, 1912)

Abú Bakr's succession to the Caliphate due to mere words "with us" spoken by Muhammad

"At the time of Muhammad's migration to Medina under divine protection, Abú Bakr, was with Him. He said to Abú Bakr, `Be not afraid, God is with us.' These very words became afterwards the cause of his succession to the Caliphate because the word `with us' included him also. Many proofs and arguments based on these words have been advanced. The value of this bounty [value and greatness of the travels of 'Abdu'l-Baha], too, is not known now."

(Mahmud's Diary, September 4, 1912)

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