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 ...
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The Aga Khan’s burial came five days after he passed away on February 4 in Lisbon, Portugal, at the age of 88.
The teachings of the late Aga Khan IV, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, point to role of civil society as a bulwark ...
Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the 49th Ismaili Imam, who passed away in Lisbon, Portugal, on February 4, was laid to rest on ...
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Aga Khan IV laid to rest in Egypt
The interment was attended by Prince Rahim Aga Khan V, the 50th Ismaili Imam, family members, and leaders of the global ...
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Aga Khan IV laid to rest in Aswan
Prince Karim Aga Khan IV was laid to rest in Aswan, Egypt, on Sunday at a private burial ceremony attended by Prince Rahim ...
The late Prince Karim Aga Khan IV’s casket was then ceremonially transferred by boat across the river to the private domain where Villa Nour El Salam and the mausoleum of Aga Khan III are situated.
Egypt holds deep historical significance for the Ismaili community, as it was the centre of the Fatimid Caliphate, which was governed by Ismaili Imams during the 10th and 11th centuries.
Matein Khalid V.S. Naipaul once said that ancestral memories are like“trap doors to a bottomless past”. This was my first thought when I ...