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Egypt's Mufti and President of the Supreme Council of the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide Shawqi Allam said that Prophet Muhammad's Hijrah (emigration) was a "divine guidance" to build a new society based on solidarity, brotherhood and coexistence.
Egypt's Mufti and President of the Supreme Council of the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide Shawqi Allam said that Prophet Muhammad's Hijrah (emigration) was a "divine guidance" to build a new society based on solidarity, brotherhood and coexistence.
Khilafat movement, pan-Islamic force in India that arose in 1919 in an effort to salvage the Ottoman caliph as a symbol of unity among Muslims in India during the period of British rule. The movement was initially bolstered by Gandhi’s noncooperation movement but fell apart after the abolition of the caliphate in 1924.