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Nizam of Hyderabad and Khalifa

From  Raunaq Yar Khan
His Highness, Shazade Omar Faruk Effendi (1898-1969) elder brother of HIH Princess Durrushehvar ( 1914-2006) and son of erstwhile  Khalifa Abdul Majid II ( 1868-1944).
After Khalifa Abdul Mejid's ouster in Turkey, he was financially distraught & powerless & so the Nizam 7th, HEH Osman Ali Khan of Hyderabad Struck a deal to marry his own son to former Khalifa's daughter & have their likely resulting decendant to succeed to the mantle of Khalifa,  as a head of Islam could be based anywhere. This deal obviously sidelined the Khalifas own son giving way to the khalifa line continuing through his daughter. However, this too never came to be as the Nizam was ousted by the Indian army in 1948 rerouting history entirely & conclusively..

   Pertinent here that the Asaf Jahi Nizams themselves were descendants of the 1st Khalifa of Islam, Abu Bakar, R.A. who was the prophet's father In Law & succeeded the Islam's  Prophet Mohammad  through a valid & only recommended Islamic concept & process of IJMA/ (Consensus). Also pertinent the founder 1st Nizam Qamaruddin opted for his daughter's son Muzaffar Jung as the 1st successor through the background of IJMA (he ended up being the 2nd to attain the founder's seat). Pertinent here, the esteemed bloodline of the Prophet too is through his daughter.
The last Nizam 7th too opted for his Grandson to succeed him, sidelining his  own son . By then the 7th had become a mere titular Nizam from a ruler in power & his nominated grandson a completely titular creation till 1971, where that titular title too was terminated by Indian parliament . In anycase there was no more a "princely Hyderabad state". 
This left the royal Asaf Jahi clan, extended family or Asaf Jahi dynasty free to chose their own administrator(employing the royal clans familiar term Nizam which also translate to Admin). The overwhelming majority has collectively participated & democratically(same principle of IJMA) got their Nizam acknowledged wherever relevant & beneficial to improve their situation in Democratic india. Mr. Mohan Guruswamy please recheck validity of the above text.
Sheela Sarah Mathews

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