Ahmadis maintain that in accordance with Quranic verses (such as ) and numerous ahadith on the issue, "Khilāfah" can only be established by God Himself and is a divine blessing given to "those who believe and work righteousness" and uphold the unity of God, therefore any movement to establish the "Khilāfah" centered on human endeavours alone is bound to fail, particularly when the condition of the people diverges from the ‘precepts of prophethood’ and they are as a result disunited, their inability to establish a "Khilāfah" caused fundamentally by the lack of righteousness in them. Although the khalifa is elected it is believed that God himself directs the hearts of believers towards an individual. Thus the khalifa is designated neither necessarily by right (i.e. the rightful or competent one in the eyes of the people at that time) nor merely by election but primarily by God.