Notes by Sir Thomas Walker Arnold dated 1 May 1922, 1 July 1922 and August 1922
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Notes by Sir Thomas Walker Arnold dated 1 May 1922, 1 July 1922 and August 1922
- Creator:
- Author: Sir Thomas Walker Arnold, Knight
- Date:
- 1922/1922
- Description:
- Abstract: This confidential printed memorandum contains three notes, dated 1 May 1922, 1 July 1922 and August 1922, by orientalist Sir Thomas Walker Arnold concerning the 'spiritual power' of the Caliph in the context of the proposed amendment of the articles of the Treaty of Sévres. The first note examines the wording of a certain clause and discusses the Islamic concept of 'consensus of opinion' ( ijmā‘); the second note discusses further the wording of a certain clause, specifically the phrase 'any authority in the sphere of religion assigned to the Caliph'; and the third note discusses the Arabic translation of the term 'spiritual rights and privileges' (al-huquq wal imtiyazat al-diniyah [ al-ḥuqūq wa al-imtiyāzāt al-dīnīyah]).Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Islam
Treaty of Sèvres (1920)
Caliphate - Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000833.0x00036f_ar
81055/vdc_100000000833.0x00036f_en
IOR/L/PS/18/B373
IOR/L/PS/18/B373