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The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, dies aged 88
When his grandfather Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan died in 1957, he became the imam of the Ismaili Muslims, a branch of ...
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Meet the new Aga Khan: Half-British prince who inherits $13bn estate as Muslim spiritual leader
Karim al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, in Lisbon aged 88, earlier this month. Ismaili Muslims are a sect within Shia Islam with a distinct interpretation of the Quran. The 53 year-old is the eldest son of ...
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how aga khan become rich?
Founder Aga Khan holds the claim that he is an heir of Muhammad through Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law, Ali, considered an imam in Shia Islam, and Ali's wife Fatima, Muhammad's first wife. A ...
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Aga Khan, the leader of Ismaili Muslims, laid to rest in Egypt during private burial ceremony
The death of Prince Karim - the 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims - was announced Tuesday by the Aga Khan Development Network and the Ismaili religious community. His son ...
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Prince Rahim Aga Khan V takes over as spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims
Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan V has been named the 50 th spiritual ... the fourth Rightly Guided Caliph of Islam and the first Shia Imam. Throughout their 1,400-year history, the Ismailis ...
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Aga Khan Establishes Chair of Iranian Here
The Ismaili Community, of which the Aga Khan is the leader, is a sect of Islam which broke off from the main religion shortly after its founding. In announcing the gifts, Pusey said, "The ...
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Aga Khan: Racehorse billionaire and Islamic spiritual leader
Its work in Pakistan earned the Aga Khan the wrath of Sunni Taliban militants who accused the foundation's schools of "brainwashing" men and women to stay away from Islam. In his youth he had ...
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Rahim Al-Hussaini is named the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Rahim Al-Hussaini was named Wednesday as the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims, following the death of his father. As we ...
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Aga Khan, businessman and spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, laid to rest in Egypt
Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan, a business magnate, philanthropist and the leader of millions of Ismaili Muslims worldwide, has been laid to rest in a private ceremony in Egypt. The death of ...
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The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, dies at 88
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 09: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 24 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Prince Shah Karim Al Hussaini, Aga Khan IV attends the Commonwealth Day ...
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The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims and a philanthropist, dies at 88
PARIS (AP) — The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 as a Harvard undergraduate and poured a material empire built on billions of ...