Know that the desired perfection for which man was created is the caliphate, so Adam, peace be upon him, took it by virtue of divine providence, and it is a more special position than the message among the messengers, because not every messenger is a successor, for the degree of the message is the conveyance, specifically. God Almighty said: What The responsibility of the Messenger is only to convey the message, and he does not have control over the dissenter. Rather, he has the authority to legislate judgment on behalf of God or according to what God has shown him in particular. If God gives him control over those to whom he was sent, that is succession and caliphate, and the Messenger is the caliph. So what is everyone who was sent to rule? If he is given the sword and the action is carried out, then he will have perfection and will appear with the authority of the names. God gives and withholds, exalts and humiliates, gives life and kills, harms and benefits, and appears