Ismaili Jamatkhana — place of worship and gathering for Ismaili Muslims — in Kolkata ... in accordance with the Shia practice of nass (the transfer of the imamate from one imam to another ...

Prince Rahim Aga Khan V has ascended as the 50th hereditary Imam of Shia Ismaili Muslims following the death of his father, Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV. The ceremony witnessed both mourning ...

The Aga Khan is the title of the Imam or spiritual leader of the community of Shia Muslims known as the Nizari Ismailis, a ...

The Aga Khan IV, who died last week at the age of 88, was considered one of the wealthiest (and one of the best-connected) ...

As Vice President of the National Aga Khan Council, Ashif Kassam had many close encounters with the Aga Khan IV. He shares with our reporter Steve Otieno his thoughts and memories on the 49th ...

Prince Karim later became widely recognised as Aga Khan IV, serving as the 49th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. Tanzanian President Samia ... 1959 with a Bachelor of Arts in History. Rise to the ...

As per tradition, he now assumes leadership of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims following the passing of his father on Tuesday, February 4, in Lisbon, Portugal. NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 6 – Prince Rahim, son ...

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 ...

Prince Karim Aga Khan, founder and president of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), and leader of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims, died on Tuesday (04-02) in Lisbon, aged 88, an official source from ...

The Ismailis are a branch of Shia Islam and represent the second-largest Shia community ... In 2015, the Aga Khan moved the Ismaili Imamate’s Secretariat - a supra-national institution representing ...

Aga Khan IV, Spiritual Leader of Ismaili Muslims, Dies at 88His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, regarded by his followers as a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, became the spiritual leader ...