Moplah Riots

Introduction by Sri. V.T. Induchudan to the Malayalam edition

“Khalifa” simply means the representative of Allah on earth.

Holy Koran insists that Allah first created Adam and appointed him as the first Khalifa (Caliph). Later many people related to Muhammad Nabi were crowned as Khalifas. Khalifas were people who gave advices and instructions to Moslems all over the world. The Sultan of Muslim kingdom of Turkey was the last Khalifa. During the first world war of 1914 to 1918, the British joined sides and defeated Turkey and dethroned the Sultan. Then onwards the Islamic world ceased to have a Khalifa.