INDIAN MOSLEMS.
AGITATION FOR CALIPH. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.-—Cooyright. Delhi, Nov. 12. A certain section of the vernacular Pres.' publishes a wild statement regarding the Amir's army marching on India in connection with the Near East crisis, which of course is totally untrue. Enlightened Moslem clerical opinion favors the election of the Caliph, instead of an hereditary Sultan, as in full conformity with the Islamic commandments. The principle of inheritance was an innovation of the Caliph Moawiya. The head of the famous Moslem shrine in Delhi has issued a communique in the course of which he says: “Mav Angora’s decision prove a return to the days of the first four great Caliphs, the rightful successors of the Holy Prophet. The whole Islamic world will heartily welcome an elected Caliph.” The Aga Khan has cabled from Paris that he is returning to India in December. He is warning the Indian Moslems against any precipitate, ignorant action and is advising the sending of a strong deputation to Europe.
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Taranaki Daily News, 14 November 1922, Page 5
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165INDIAN MOSLEMS. Taranaki Daily News, 14 November 1922, Page 5
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