Nizari Isma'ilism
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Nizari Isma'ilis are the largest segment of the Ismailis, who are the second largest branch of Shia Islam after the Twelvers. Nizari teachings emphasise pluralism, social justice and ijtihad – though
Palacete Mendonça in Lisbon
A water colour ink and gold page from a Persian Quran, 14th century
Aga Khan IV
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Prince Shah Karim al-Hussaini, known simply as Aga Khan IV, was the 49th Imam of Nizari Isma'ili Shia Islam from 1957 until his death in 2025. He inherited the Nizari imamate and the title of Aga Khan
Nizari Isma'ilism
…The majority of modern Nizārī Ismā'īlīs, following the Qasim-Shahi line of succession, accept the Aga Khan as their Imām-i-Zaman (Imam of the Time). Aga Khan IV (Karim al-Hussaini), who was Imām until his death in 2025, was referred to in Persian as Khudawand (Lord of the Time), in Arabic as Maulana (Master…
Karim al-Husseini in 2014
Al-Husseini skiing for Iran at the 1964 Winter Olympics
Karim al-Husseini receiving a gift of trinitite, residue from the first nuclear bomb detonation, while visiting the Los Alamos National Laboratory in 1959.
Karim al-Husseini's aircraft sitting at Entebbe International Airport, Uganda, in 2006