The Khalifa must be the custodian of the Holy places and therefore also the routes to them.

According to the Peace Treaty imposed on the nominal Government at Constantinople, the Khalifa far from having the temporal authority or power needed to protect Islam, is a prisoner in his own city.

The Khalifa is the authority that is entrusted with the duty of defending Islam.

The Khalifa is the Commander of the Faithful and his orders must be obeyed by all Muslims so long and so long only, as they are not at variance with the Commandments of God and the Traditions of the Prophet.