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1. Rashidun

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   Succession Methodology and Legitimacy
   Succession during the Rashidun period was marked by an organic, often immediate, consensus rather than a rigid, predetermined system. The first successor, Abu Bakr, was chosen via bay'ah (oath of allegiance) following a rapid meeting of prominent companions in Saqifah. Subsequent successions involved either direct nomination (as suggested by Umar ibn al-Khattab before his death) or communal selection, culminating in the controversial selection of Ali after t…