Assertion: caliph | /r/HasProperty | chosen by god
Facets:
value: from the ahl al-bayt
type: LOCATION
value: by people
type: OTHER
value: from the ancestors of ali
type: OTHER
value: through the agency of pious believers
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Followers of Shia Islam, however, believe a caliph should be an Imam chosen by God from the Ahl al-Bayt (the "Family of the House", Muhammad's direct descendants).
text: For Shiites, as "The Economist" points out, the choosing of a Caliph is "a sacred mandate" -- the Caliph is selected by God from the ancestors of Ali.
text: The caliphs are thought to be chosen by God through the agency of pious believers and are considered to be guided by God after their election to this office.
text: She believes a caliph cannot be appointed by humans and that it should be someone chosen by God only.
text: Followers of Shia Islam believe the caliph should be an imam chosen by God from the Ahl al-Bayt.
text: Followers of Shia Islam, however, believe a caliph should be an Imam chosen by God from the Ahl al-Bayt (the "Family of the House", Muhammad's direct descendants).
text: Caliph is selected by God or by people?
text: Caliph is selected by God or by people?
text: Shia believes the Caliph (Representative of God in earth) is selected only by God and can not be selected by people because God said in Koran: "Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority" (Quran 2:30) or "O David!