Ismailism is a subdivision of Shia Islam, itself a minority within the Muslim world. Like Twelver Shi'ism, which is predominant in Iran, Iraq, and Azerbaijan, Ismailis recognize the lineage of ...

The more concrete evidence of the formation of a distinct community can be traced back to the British colonial period ...

By bnm Tehran bureau Prince Rahim al-Hussaini has been named the new Aga Khan, becoming spiritual leader of 15mn Ismaili ...

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Hussaini, also known as the Aga Khan, died on Tuesday, February 4, aged 88. A colossally wealthy philanthropist, he was also the imam of the Nizari Ismaili faith, an esoteric branch of Shia Islam that ...

LISBON (Reuters) -Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini was named the 50th hereditary Imam, or spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, on Wednesday following the unsealing of his father Prince Karim Aga ...

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Aga Khan IV on 13th December, 1936 in Geneva, Switzerland and passed away on 4th Feb 2025 aged 88. He is most remembered for 9th and current Imam of Nizari Ismailism. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius.