“And Moosa said to his brother Haroon...

“And Moosa said to his brother Haroon: Take my place among my people…” [^6] If Moosa (a.s.) did not value the permission of Allah, he would have appointed Haroon his Caliph or he would have gone to meet the Lord without appointing anyone as his Caliph and the Bani Israel could have appointed a Caliph of their own choice.

Regarding the appointment of Haroon (a.s.) as the Caliph, the Almighty says in Surah Furqan: “And We appointed with him his brother, Haroon an aider.” [^7] This clearly shows that only Allah has the authority to appoint the Caliph or representative of a prophet. No prophet has the right to select anyone as his Caliph or representative.