The period of the Rightly Guided Caliphs (Khulafāʾ-e-Rāshidīn) lasted from 632 CE to 661 CE, beginning with Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique (RA) and ending with the martyrdom of Hazrat Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA). After his death in 661 CE, the Caliphate transitioned to the Umayyad dynasty under Amir Muawiya (RA), marking the end of the Rashidun era
After which Companions did the Caliphate end?
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