Abu Bakr delivered his inaugural address as the Caliph in the Prophet's Mosque.In that public address he made it quite clear that obedience to him was obligatory only so long as he followed Quran and Sunnah.Immediately after the assumption of office he engrossed in the development plans,reform programs and welfare projects.The overall conditions prevailing at that time were not satisfactory.Yet by virtue of his words and deeds Caliph Abu Bakr soon proved himself to be worthy of the great trust reposed in him by the Muslim community.
Certain mischievous Muslims had laid false claims to prophethood even while the Holy Prophet was alive.Many simpletons had begun to rally round the flags of those crafty claimants.In some areas certain wavering Muslims had even started to renounce Islam.Caliph Abu Bakr declared jihad against all such deviants.He overpowered all of them through effective persuasions and organized military operations.Some short-sighted Muslims had refused to pay the zakat because they thought their wealth would decrease with the payment of the tax.They had started to exert all sorts of political pressures on the Caliph for exemption from payment of zakat.The Caliph,however,stood firm like a rock and turned down all such anti-Islamic proposals.
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