Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the world's 15 million Ismaili Muslims, has died at the age of 88. What we know In a statement, it was announced that the 49th hereditary Imam, Mawlana Shah Karim ...

The death of Prince Karim — the 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims — was announced Tuesday by the Aga Khan Development ... Sultan Muhammad Shah, and his grandmother, Om Habiba ...

(RNS) — The Aga Khan IV was often referred to as a philanthropist, but the description ignores the spiritual impetus for his work. (RNS) — On Tuesday (Feb. 4), Shah Karim al-Hussaini ...

Pool/Tim Graham Royal Photos//Getty Images Queen ... when his grandfather Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, the Aga Khan III, unexpectedly designated Karim his successor—bypassing his other descendants ...

The death of Prince Karim — the 49th ... Sultan Muhammad Shah, and his grandmother, Om Habiba,” said Maj. Gen. Ismail Kamal. PHOTOS: Aga Khan, the leader of Ismaili Muslims, laid to rest ...

The Aga Khan IV was laid to rest on Sunday at a private ceremony in Aswan, Egypt. The death of Prince Karim – the 49th ... Sultan Muhammad Shah, and his grandmother, Om Habiba,” said Maj.