We have also said that the Imamate was concluded through the...

We have also said that the Imamate was concluded through the textual nomination (as the Shi'a and the Mu'tazilites believe) and that the victory and force made the unlawful thing lawful. Therefore it is not correct to take the Caliphate by force. Also it is not correct to impose it on the Muslims by force. Besides the person who succeeded the Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family, had no right to oppose his (the Prophet's)…