The Ismaili sect split into two branches in 1094. Aga Khan was the leader of the Nizari branch, which believes in a living imam or leader. The second branch – Musta'lian Tayyibi Ismailis – believes ...

"Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), passed away peacefully in Lisbon on ...

The global Ismaili Muslim community witnessed a historic and deeply significant moment today as Shah Rahim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan V, formally ascen ...

He was remembered fondly by admirers in Pakistan and Lisbon a day earlier on February 8. Shia-Ismaili Muslims around the world reflected on Aga Khan's advocacy for peace, interfaith harmony ...

Mumbai: Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan V has been named as the 50th hereditary Imam or spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, following the unsealing of the Will of his late father ...

He appeared to be a man of contradictions — a globe-trotting aristocrat who belonged to a tradition dating back to one of the ...

There are over 15 million Shia Ismaili followers in 35 countries across the globe. In India, the concentration is mainly in Gujarat, Mumbai and Hyderabad. Aga Khan IV’s office numbered his ...

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

In a statement, the Shia Ismaili community said that the Aga Khan ... including a university in Karachi, and the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University and the ...

"His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), passed away peacefully in ...