Caliphate Question Book

Introduction 1

Sect. I The Concept and Execution of "Authority" in Islam: Theology and Political Theory 11

1 The Caliphate in Political Theory 13

Sect. II The British Government Files and the Approach to Pan-Islamic Governance 41

2 The Cairo High Command and the "Caliphate Question," 1914-1919 43

3 Post-War Part 1: Professor Arnold's 1918 Letter 91

4 Post-War Part 2: The Khilafat Discussions, 1920-1921 109

5 Post-War Part 3: Government of India-India Office 125

6 Caliphate Policy: Post-Abolition-Cold War 141

7 Conclusions 163

Appendix A Religio-political Authority in Islam 175

Appendix B Table of Translations Q4:59 193

Appendix C The Reporting of the Caliphate 195

Appendix D Shi'ite Theory of the Imamate 201

Appendix E A Brief Comparison between the Papacy and the Caliphate 205

Appendix F Submission to the Lausanne Treaty Negotiators from the Armenian Delegation 209

Bibliography 213

Index 231