Khilafat -e- Ahmadiyya

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Khilafat -e- Ahmadiyya

• The successors after The Promised Messiah as

Madeeha Syed Shazia Malik
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A Passage from the Quran on Khilafat

• Allah had promised to those among you who believe
  and do good works that He will surely make them
  Successors in the earth, as He made Successors
  from among those who were before them and that
  He will surely establish for them their religion
  which He has chosen for them and that He will
  surely give them in exchange security and peace
  after their fear They will worship Me, and they
  will not associate anything with Me. Then who so
  is ungrateful after that, they will be the
  rebellious. Surah Al-Nur, Verse 56)

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The Promised Messiah AS

• The founder of Ahmadiyyat Movement In Islam
• His coming was prophesized by the Holy Prophet
  saw, as well as in the Holy Quran
• He came and reformed Islam at a time when muslims
  began to diverge from the true Islam
• After his demise his successors came to be known
  as the Khalifas of Ahmadiyyat

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Khalifas of Ahmadiyyat

• Hazrat Al-Haaj Hakeem Maulana Nooruddinra
• Hazrat Al-Haaj Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood
  Ahmadra
• Hazrat Hafiz Mirza Nasir Ahmadra
• Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad ra
• Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad aba

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Hazrat Al-Haaj Hakeem Maulana Nooruddinra1st
Khalifa

• Under divine commandment the Promised Messiah
  initiated the Baiat on 23rd March, 1889 and the
  very first person who swore the pledge of
  allegiance was Maulana Hakeem Nooruddin
• Like Hadhrat Abu Bakrra, Hadhrat Nooruddinra
  established the unity of the Community after the
  death of the Promised Messiahas.

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Some of his outstanding achievements

• He laid the foundation for the institution of
  Khilafat. He successfully thwarted(use a simpler
  word) the designs of a group of power hungry,
  intriguing and jealous persons albeit a small
  minority.
• English translation of the Holy Quran.
• First foreign mission was established in London.

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More of his outstanding achievements

• Extensions were carried out to Masjid Aqsa and
  Talimul Islam High School and Boarding house
  buildings.
• Noor Hospital and Masjid Noor were inaugurated.
• A number of publications were started to broaden
  the propagation activities of the Jamaat. Among
  them, "Noor" from Qadian, "Al Haque" from Delhi
  and "Paigham-e-Sulha" from Lahore.

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Hadhrat Al-Haaj Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmood
Ahmadra------2nd Khalifa

• Also known as the "Promised Reformer", Hadhrat
  Mahmood Ahmad introduced many improvements into
  the administration of the Community.
• Also known as "Musleh Maoud"

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The Prophecy

• The Holy Prophet Muhammad saw had given the
  tidings of the advent of a spiritual, pious and
  Promised son of Mahdi at a time when Islam would
  be at a stage of decline and depression. He had
  prophesied he would come with a mission to revive
  and strengthen the Islamic theology and, through
  him, Islam, would resurge on the surface of the
  Earth.

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Some of his outstanding achievements

• In June 1913, he started, "The Al Fazl" a news
  paper for the Jamaat in which, apart from the
  national news, educative, informative,
  historical, preaching and reformatory articles
  were published (u also list Al-fazl as an
  achievement of the first khalifa)
• One of his most important achievements was the
  founding of a strong system for propagation and
  preaching of Islam within the country and
  abroad-Nazarat Dawato Tabligh in 1919

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• He was bestowed with such a meaningful wisdom of
  the Holy Quran that, if anyone, with whatever
  knowledge and following whatever religion,
  criticised the Holy Quran, by the grace of Allah,
  he would convincingly silence and satisfy him
  through Quran alone.
• He got the Holy Quran translated in various
  important languages of the world
• During his Khilafat many mosques were constructed
  in foreign countries.
• Two of his most renowned achievements were the
  establishments of Tehrik-e-Jadid and Waqf-e-Jadid

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• In order to consolidate and organize the Jamaat
  he established the central and regional Anjumans
  and, for better functioning various important
  Nazarats were established under the aegis of
  Sadar Anjuman Ahmadiyya Qadian.
• Hazrat Musleh Maoud planned, re-organized and
  consolidated the financial structure of the
  Jamaat on very sound footings by initiating
  various schemes and appeals for donation and
  contribution.

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Hazrat Hafiz Mirza Nasir Ahmadra3rd Khalifa

• As Khalifa, Hadhrat Nasir Ahmad offered great
  leadership and guidance when Pakistan declared
  the Community to be non-Muslim.
• In Talmud, there is a passage which indicates
  that on the death of the Messiah his spiritual
  Kingdom will pass to his son and grandson. The
  much awaited prophecy was fulfilled when Hazrat
  Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad was granted a son
  on 16th November, 1909.

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Prophecy

• Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad, the
  second Caliph, wrote to a friend that God had
  informed him that He would give him a son who
  would strengthen the fabric of Islam. The
  prophecy about the grandson speaks of Yahya.
  Basing his conclusion on the word "Yahya", the
  Promised Messiah thought rightly that the child
  would be given a long life unlike Mubarak Ahmad
  son of the Promised Messiah who died at a tender
  age. From the Holy Quran, we learn that Yahya was
  taught the word of God at a young age. Similarly,
  Hazrat Hafiz Mirza Nasir Ahmad committed the
  Quran to memory in his younger years.

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Notable Achievements

• The Fazle Omar Foundation
• The Nusrat Jehan Leap Forward Programme
• The Jubilee Fund

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• His golden achievement is the guidance he offered
  to the Community when Pakistan declared this God-
  fearing Community a Non-Muslim minority. That the
  Community in its totality has not suffered from
  disintegration, establishes the fact that the
  Caliph is no paper-tiger and that he can stand
  trials and tribulations. Equally historic is his
  sermon that we are Muslims.

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• Under his guidance the Ahmadiyya Community
  progressed at a remarkable speed in the
  propagation of Islam throughout the world
  building and running schools, colleges,
  hospitals, preaching centres, mosques,
  translating and publishing of Holy Quran.

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• Background and History
• Born on December 18, 1928
• Blessed son of Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood
  Ahmad (Khalifatul masih the 2nd r.a.) and Hazrat
  Syeda Maryam Begum who raised their son
  righteously and virtueously.
• His intellectual personification reflected
  through all aspects of life, for example both
  spiritual and worldly.
• After graduation he attended Jamia Ahmadiyya
  (Theological Academy) at Rabwah where he received
  his Shahid degree. Then later went on and
  studied in Europe for two and half years.
• At the completion of his studies Hazrat Mirza
  Tahir Ahmad ra devoted his life to the service of
  his faith.

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Background and History Contd

• Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad married Sayeda Asifa
  Begum on 5th December 1957.She was the daughter
  of Amtul Salam Sahiba and Sahibzada Mirza Rashid
  Ahmad Sahib. They were blessed with four
  daughters. His love for his wife and daughters
  was exemplary and he always sought to retain his
  closeness and friendship with his family.
• In 1958 he was given position to head the
  Department of "Waqf-e-Jadid"
• From 1960 to 1969 he was vice-president and then
  president of Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya in which
  capacity he displayed remarkable qualities of
  leadership. From 1979 to 1982, he was president
  of Majlis Ansarullah. He served as Director of
  Fazl-e-Omar Foundation in the time of Hazrat
  Khalifatul Masih III.
• Served as the Fourth Khalifa from 1982 until 2003
• Wrote several books, some of which are Biography
  of Hazrat Fazl-e-Omar, Murder in the name of
  Allah, Maudoodi Islam, What Ahmadiyyat gave to
  the world, and The Moral Excellence of the Holy
  Prophet in Wars.

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Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmads Role as Khalifa

• Hazrat Hafiz Mirza Nasir, Khalifatul Masih III
  passed away on the 9th of June, 1982 and the
  following day Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad Sahib was
  elected as Khalifatul Masih IV.
• Under his Gifted guidance and with divine help,
  the Jamaat is making great strides. Progress and
  advancement is marked in every respect-
  geographically, historically, morally and
  spiritualy.
• Only one and half month after becoming Khalifa,
  Huzur began travelling to different areas of the
  world. From here on Khalifatul Masih Rabia r.a.
  embarked on several tours

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Time Line of Events that Occurred during the life
Of Khalifatul Masih the Fourthra

• Huzur inaugurates the 1st Mosque in Spain
• after almost 700 years.
• 1983 Opening of the first Mosque in Sydney,
  Australia. 1984 Promulgation of the infamous
  Ordinance that restricted the activities of the
  Jama'at and resulted in the Hadhrat Khalifatul
  Masih IV leaving Pakistan.
• 1985 Hadhrat Chaudhry Zafrulla Khan passes
• away. First Annual Gathering at Islamabad in
  April.
• 1986 Syedna Bilal Fund inaugurated for the
  assistance of the families of the victims of the
  Pakistani regime.

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Time Line of Events that Occurred during the life
Of Khalifatul Masih the Fourthra

• 1987 Last member of the immediate family of the
  Promised
• Messiah in the person of Hadhrat Nawab Amatul
• Hafeez Begum passes away. 3rd April Huzur
  announces Waqfe Nau Scheme.
• 1988 Invitation to Mubahala and its key
  resultsthe
• miraculous re-appearance of Aslam Qureshi and the
• destruction of Zia-ul-Haq.
• 1989 Huzur visits the Far East.Reorganisation of
  auxillary organisations i.e. heads ofauxiliary
  organisations are now to be known as
  'Sadr'.Fulfilment of the dream about the collapse
  of the Berlin Wall.
• 1990 Huzur begins delivering his historical
• sermons on the Gulf Crisis.

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Time Line of Events that Occurred during the life
Of Khalifatul Masih the Fourthra

• 1991- Huzur's historical visit to Qadian to
  celebrate the 100th Annual Convention. A Man of
  God is published.
• 1992 Hadhrat Sayyeda Asifa Begum,the wife of
  Hadhrat Khalifatal Masih IV passes away on April
  3rd. Muslim Television Ahmadiyya is launched on
  August 21st, 1992 in London. Opening ceremony of
  Baitul Zikr in Toronto takes place on 7th October
• 1993- First Live International Bait takes place -
  204,308 join Ahmadiyyat. Huzur visits Mauritius.
  Launch of Humanity First Charity.,

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Time Line of Events that Occurred during the life
Of Khalifatul Masih the Fourthra

• 1994- Start of 24 Hour transmission of MTA
  International begins. Al-Fazl International
  started publication from London. Huzur starts
  Homeopathic Class, Tarjama-tul-Qur'an Class,
  Childrens Class, Urdu Class, Liqa Maal Arab and
  started International Dars-ul-Qur'an on MTA.
  Opening ceremony of Baitul Rehman, Maryland, USA.
  Kalame- Tahir was published
• 1996- MTA global broadcast started. Huzur's Book
  on Homeopathic Ilaj bil-Misal (1st edition)
  published.
• 1997- 3,004,584 International Ba'iats.
• 1998- Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge and
  Truth is published.

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Time Line of Events cont.

• 1999- 10,820,226 International Ba'iats. The
  foundation stone for the Baitul Futuh Mosque is
  laid. Huzur paid particular attention to
  published translations of the Holy Qur'an into
  major languages of the world. Up to 1989 the
  Community had translated the Holy Quran into
  twenty-seven languages. Ten years later it
  completed translations into another twenty-six
  languages, bringing the total to fifty three.
  During Huzur's lifetime he was able to complete a
  revision of the Urdu translation of the Holy
  Qur'an.
• 2000- Huzur makes a historical visit to
  Indonesia. Huzur delivers the last Friday sermon
  of the second millennium on December 29th, 2000.
• 2001- 81,006,721 International Ba'iats

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Time line of events cont.

• 2002- Huzur attends his last Annual Convention in
  UK. 100th Anniversary of the Review of Religions.
  The Promised Messiah once expressed his desire to
  have ten thousand copies of the magazine
  circulated. By the grace of Allah in January 1994
  under Huzur's instructions the magazine reached
  its circulation of ten thousand.
• 2003- Huzur launches Maryam Shaadi Fund. And on
  19th April 0930am Huzur passes away at the age
  of 74yrs. To Allah we Belong, and To Him We
  Shall Return

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The Legacy of His Holiness Khalifatul Masih Rabia
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• Allah says in the Holy Quran, "He indeed prospers
  who purifies it" 9110. As such purification of
  soul is regarded the foremost guiding principle
  for the followers of Allah's prophets. Hazrat
  Khalifatul Masih IV has encouraged the Jamaat to
  achieve this end in various ways.
• In the era of the 4th Caliph, the Jamaat has come
  to exercise considerable influence winning more
  and more adherents, among them eminent
  personalities and tribal kings. In 1987, two such
  kings from Nigeria made the covenant and joined
  Jamaat. Thus the Promised Messiah's revelation,
  "Kings will seek blessings from thy clothes"
  found fulfillment once again. Huzur bestowed
  sacred relics of the Promised Messiah on these
  two kings when they presented themselves during
  the annual Ahmadiyya Conference London in 1987.
• Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad r.a. was a person of
  intelligence, love, humour and above all a
  spiritual leader of excellence. His sacrafices
  for Ahmadiyyat and Humanity will forever be
  remembered.

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Background of Khalifatul Masih the Fifth Hazrat
Mirza Masroor Ahmad a.b.a.

• Sahibzada Mirza Masroor Ahmad Sahib was born on
  15th September 1950 in Rabwah, Pakistan, the
  Ahmadiyya Muslim Communitys headquarter.
• He is the son of Hadhrat Sahibzada Mirza Mansoor
  Ahmad Sahib and his mothers name is Hadhrat
  Sahibzadi Nasira Begum Sahiba. Sahibzada Mirza
  Masroor Ahmad Sahib is also the great grandson of
  the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community,
  Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, the
  Promised Messiah
• Sahibzada Mirza Masroor Ahmad Sahib did his
  primary education at Taleem-ul-Islam High School
  Rabwah, and obtained his BA from Taleemul-Islam
  (TI) College Rabwah, Pakistan. In 1976 he earned
  his Masters of Science degree in Agricultural
  Economics from the Agriculture University
  Faisalabad, Pakistan.

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Background History of Khalifatul Masih Khamis
Contd..

• At the young age of seventeen, Sahibzada Mirza
  Masroor Ahmad Sahib became a Moosi (that is to
  say that he signed up for Wasiyyat or a will,
  under the plan initiated by the Promised Messiah
  , thus committing a portion, not less than
  one-tenth, of his lifetime earnings and any
  property to the cause of Islam.)
• In 1977, he devoted his life (that is to say that
  he became a Waqf-i-Zindagi) for Islam, and as
  directed by Hadhrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad, Khalifatul
  Masih III, Sahibzada Mirza Masroor Ahmad Sahib,
  proceeded to Ghana under the Nusrat-Jahan Scheme.
  This social, educational and economic development
  scheme supports a large number of hospitals and
  schools in West Africa.
• Sahibzada Mirza Masroor Ahmad Sahib was appointed
  as the manager of the Ahmadiyya Agricultural Farm
  in Depali, in the northern region of Ghana, for 2
  years. It stands as a great credit to his
  personal efforts in these experiments that
  successive presidents of Ghana have commended the
  Ahmadiyya Muslim community for these highly
  successful experiments which revolutionized the
  countrys economy and paved the way for self
  sufficiency.

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Background History of Khalifatul Masih Khamis
Contd..

• In 1985, Sahibzada Mirza Masroor Ahmad Sahib
  returned to Pakistan and on 17th March 1985, he
  was appointed as Wakilul Maal II, Department
  In-Charge of Financial Affairs II. On 18th June
  1994 he was appointed as Nazir Taleem (Director
  of Education).
• On 10th December 1997, Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad,
  Khalifatul Masih IV, appointed Sahibzada Mirza
  Masroor Ahmad Sahib as Nazir Ala (chief
  executive director) of Sadr Anjuman Ahmadiyya
  Pakistan and local Amir.
• From 1994 to 1997, he was Chairman Nasir
  Foundation. At the same time, Sahibzada Mirza
  Masroor Ahmad Sahib was President of Tazaeen
  Rabwah Committee (committee for the
  beautification of Rabwah). He expanded the
  Gulshan-e-Ahmad Nursery and his personal efforts
  led to reforming Rabwah from its barren to its
  lush green image. Sahibzada Mirza Masroor Ahmad
  Sahib also served as a member of Qadha
  (Jurisprudence) Board from 1988 to 1995.

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Background History of Khalifatul Masih Khamis
Contd..

• In Central Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya, an auxiliary
  body of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community comprising
  men between 15 and 40 years of age, Sahibzada
  Mirza Masroor Ahmad Sahib was the Muhtamim
  (Secretary) Sehat-e-Jismani (Physical Health)
  1976-77, Muhtamim Tajneed (census and membership
  records) 1984-85, from 1985-86 to 1988-89
  Muhtamim Majalis Bairoon (Secretary External
  Chapters), and in 1989-90 Naib Sadr (Vice
  President) Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya Pakistan.
• In Majlis Ansarullah Pakistan, an auxiliary
  organisation of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
  comprising men over 40 years of age, Sahibzada
  Mirza Masroor Ahmad Sahib was the Qaid Zahanat
  (intellectual) and Sehat-e-Jismani
  (PhysicalHealth) in 1995, and Qaid
  Talim-ul-Quran (Quranic Education) from 1995 to
  1997.

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Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad is appointed 5th
Khalifa or Successor to the Promised Messiah

• On 22nd April, 2003 at 1140pm London Time ,
  Sahibzada Mirza Masroor Ahmad Sahibs election
  as Khalifatul Masih V was announced.
• Part of a Letter Written to the Ahmadiyya Jamat
  by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad on May 11th 2008
  shorty after becoming 5 th Khalifa.. So, if you
  aim to progress and be triumphant over the world,
  then my advice to you and my message for you is
  to maintain a bond with Khilafat and to firmly
  hold onto this chord of Allah. All our
  advancements are inherently dependant on a bond
  with Khilafat.May Allah help and support you and
  may He enable you to be inspired to a supreme
  sense of sincerity and devotion with the Khilafat
  e Ahmadiyya.
• Since his appointment as Fifth Khalifa Hazrat
  Mirza Masroor (a.b.a.) Ahmad has made great
  strides in spreading the message of Islam and
  Ahamdiyyat to the world whether it be through his
  Friday Sermons or Jalsa Salanas across the Globe.
  Like any other khalifa he is spreading the
  message of Allah by advising everyone to knit
  themselves into a bond of brotherhood, peace, and
  love throughout our communities and nations.

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100 years to Khilafat

• Alhamdollillah With The Grace of God and the
  Leadership of Our Beloved Huzur Khalifatul Masih
  Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad a.b.a we are now
  celebrating 100 years to the coming of the
  Promised Messiah and Khilafat
• May Allah strengthen our Khalifas hands and
  grant him a long, prosperous life leading the
  Community. And may Allah continue to shower this
  community with His Blessings and make it grow by
  leaps and bounds. Ameen.

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100 years to Khilafat Pledge

• In the name of Allah, the Gracious, ever
  Merciful.
• Pledge at the occasion of 100 years on Khilafat
• "Today at the completion of 100 years of
  KhilafateAhmadiyya, we swear an oath to Allah
  to vouch to spread Islam and Ahmadiyyat and to
  make the name of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace
  and blessings of Allah be upon him) reach the
  corners of the earth, we shall keep exerting till
  the last moments of our lives, and for the
  accomplishments of this cause and duty, will
  always keep of our lives dedicated to Allah and
  His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be
  upon him), and will offer every sacrifice, no
  matter how big is that, to raise the flag of
  Islam higher, in every country of the world, till
  the last day of the earth. We also affirm that we
  shall strive till the last breath to safeguard
  the institution of Khilafat and its stability and
  shall direct our progeny after progeny, to always
  be bonded with Khilafat and be given the
  blessings of it, so that Khilafat-e- Ahmadiyya
  continues to go on safe and sound and the
  propagation of Islam may go on through Ahmadiyyat
  till the Day of Judgment and the flag of the Holy
  Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be
  upon him) may fly higher and higher than all the
  other flags in the world. O God, grant us the
  capacity to fulfill this pledge."

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Prophecy of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsaw

• "Prophethood shall remain among you as long as
  Allah shall will. He will bring about its end and
  follow it with Khilafat on the precepts of
  prophethood for as long as He shall will and then
  bring about its end. A tyrannical monarchy will
  then follow and will remain as long as Allah
  shall will and then come to an end. There will
  follow thereafter monarchial despotism to last as
  long as Allah shall will and come to an end upon
  His decree. There will then emerge Khilafat on
  precept of Prophethood." The Holy Prophet said no
  more (Masnad Ahmad)