Question

Explain what happened after the last of the Four Rightly Guided Caliphs died.

Answer 1

after the last of the four rightly guided caliphs died, his father in law succeeded to his political and administrative functions.

Answer 2

*When Muhammad died, Abū Bakr, his father-in-law, succeeded to his political and administrative functions. He and his three immediate successors are known as the "perfect" or "rightly guided" caliphs.