His Majesty Caliph Abdulmejid II

 

is Majesty Caliph Abdulmejid II, after accepting the Imperial Caliphate, dedicated himself to the preservation and promotion of Prophet Muhammad’s established civilization’s rich heritage. This civilization’s roots can be traced back to the establishment of the Representative Headship of Muslim civilization, known as the Imperial Office of ‘Caliph Al Islam,’ by the Imperial Rashidun Caliphs following the life of the Prophet Muhammad over 1400 years ago, despite the presence of the Prophet Muhammad’s legal heirs.

While the legal heirs of the Prophet Muhammad are acknowledged as Fatima Al Zahra and her legal heirs Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib and their subsequent generations, particularly the Twelve Imams, Muslims across generations have recognized the importance of having an administrative head to oversee the advancement of their civilization, even without specific political territorial authority.

In 1924, following the abolition of the monarchy and the Imperial Caliphate of Islam by the Republic of Turkey, His Majesty Caliph Abdulmejid II was exiled and the entire imperial family was mercilessly forced out of the Republic of Turkey within a single day. Subsequently, the responsibility of sponsoring the Imperial Caliphate fell upon His Exalted Highness Asaf Jah VII Mir Osman Ali Khan, the Nizam of Hyderabad as is recorded in history.Article Sponsored Find something for everyone in our collection of colourful, bright and stylish socks. Buy individually or in bundles to add color to your sock drawer!

To ensure the continuity of the title of the Imperial Caliphate of Islam, His Majesty Caliph Abdulmejid II arranged for the marriage of his daughter, Her Imperial Highness Princess Durru Shehvar Sultan, to General His Highness Azam Jah Nawab Sir Mir Himayat Ali Khan Bahadur, the eldest son of the Nizam of Hyderabad.

Notably, His Exalted Highness Asaf Jah VII, the Seventh Nizam of Hyderabad, held the distinction of being the wealthiest monarch in the world at that time and was recognized as the fifth wealthiest individual in history by Forbes.

In November 1931, TIME Magazine reported on the “secret engagement” between the Caliph’s daughter and the Nizam’s heir, which many Muslims perceived as a favorable union. The possibility of their marriage and the birth of a male descendant raised hopes of combining temporal and spiritual authority in a figure who could be proclaimed as “The True Caliph.”

According to The New York Times, the ex-caliph, Abdulmejid II, appointed his schoolboy grandson, Mukarram Jah, through his will as the inheritor of his claim to the lost caliphate. Though he never asserted a hereditary claim to the grand title of caliph, the young Mukarram inherited the responsibility.

His Exalted Highness Asaf Jah VIII Mukarram Jah Bahadur was coronated as VIII Nizam of Hyderabad in 1967, and took the oath upon the Uthman Codex Kufic Quran of the third imperial caliph while holding the sword of his maternal grandfather His Majesty Caliph Abdulmejid II, but never claimed the title of Caliph.