Prince Karim, 88, was given the title of “His Highness” by Queen Elizabeth in July 1957, two weeks after his grandfather, the ...

Rahim, 53, became the fifth Aga Khan and the 50th imam of the Nizari Ismaili branch of Shia Islam, whose leaders claim descent from the Prophet Muhammad. There are only 12 million to 15 million ...

Hussaini, will oversee the plans to open the million-dollar Ismaili Muslim community hub after his father's recent passing.

The death of Prince Karim – the 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims – was announced ... He was a defender of Islamic culture and values, but also widely regarded as a builder ...

When his grandfather Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan died in 1957, he became the imam of the Ismaili Muslims, a branch of Shia Islam, at the age of 20. I am deeply saddened by the news that ...

Here are five keys to better understanding the religious tradition. Ismaili Islam is a branch of Shia Islam. According to the Shiites, temporal and spiritual power is vested in the imams ...

“The Islamic ethic is that if God has given you the capacity or good fortune to be a privileged individual in society, you have a moral responsibility to society.” The Ismaili community’s ...

The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of the world's millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 ... "A defender of Islamic culture and values, he was widely regarded as a builder of bridges ...

Present most notably in central and southern Asia, Africa and the Middle East, the Ismaili community numbers some 12 to 15 million people, according to its website. It is a branch of Shiite Islam.

“The Islamic ethic is that if God has given you the capacity or good fortune to be a privileged individual in society, you have a moral responsibility to society.” The Ismaili community’s ...

“The Islamic ethic is that if God has given you the capacity or good fortune to be a privileged individual in society, you have a moral responsibility to society.” The Ismaili community’s ...