Hyderabad and the Caliphal Crown: Transfer, Custodianship, and the Quiet Architecture of Authority
Rahnuma-E-Deccan Daily |Special Report (RAHNUMA) The abolition of the Ottoman Caliphate in 1924 created not merely an institutional rupture, but a profound theological and political crisis across the Muslim world. While the Turkish Republic formally ended the Caliphate as a state institution, the question of its continuity—symbolic, custodial, and moral—did not disappear. Instead, it migrated […]
Sahebzadi Shahana Khan Passes Away in Canada; Janaza and Memorial Gatherings Held in Surrey
(RAHNUMA) SURREY Sahebzadi Shahana Khan, daughter of Nawab Sardar Abdul Aziz Khan of the former Bhopal State, passed away on 3 January 2026 in Canada. Her passing corresponded with the 13th of Rajab, a date of profound significance in the Islamic calendar marking the birth anniversary of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib. Sahebzadi Shahana Khan […]
