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His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV (Aga Khan is also transliterated as Aqa Khan and Agha Khan), NPk, NI, KBE, CC, GCC, GCIH, GCM; born December 13, 1936; is an international business magnate, racehorse owner and breeder, as well as the 49th and current Imam of Nizari Ismailism – a denomination of Ismailism within Shia Islam consisting of approximately 5–15 million adherents (under 10% of the world's Shia Muslim population). He has held this position of Imam, under the title of Aga Khan IV, since July 11, 1957, when, at the age of 20, he succeeded his grandfather, Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III. The Aga Khan claims to be the direct descendant of Prophet Muhammad through the Prophet's cousin and son-in-law, Ali, considered the first Imam in Shia Islam, and Ali's wife Fatima az-Zahra, the Prophet’s daughter from his first marriage. As the Imam of Nizari Ismailism, the Aga Khan IV is considered by his followers to be the proof or hujjah of God on earth as well as infallible and immune from sin (just as an Imam is viewed in most other denominations of Shia Islam). He is further considered by his followers to be the carrier of the eternal Noor of Allah ("Light of God" – a concept unique to certain denominations of Shia Islam).
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| His Highness the Aga Khan His Highness the Aga Khan www.akdn.org/about_agakhan.asp - Web |
| AN ISLAMIC CONSCIENCE: the Aga Khan and the Ismail... AN ISLAMIC CONSCIENCE: the Aga Khan and the Ismailis – Film of HH the Aga Khan IV www.agakhanfilm.org - Web |
| About His Highness the Karim Aga Khan About His Highness the Karim Aga Khan www.theismaili.org/cms/14/The-Aga-Khan - Web |
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| About Her Highness the Begum Aga Khan (PIF) About Her Highness the Begum Aga Khan (PIF) www.princessinaara.org - Web |
| Aga Khan Development Network Aga Khan Development Network www.akdn.org - Web |
| The Institute of Ismaili Studies The Institute of Ismaili Studies www.iis.ac.uk - Web |
| The Institute of Ismaili Studies: Introduction to ... The Institute of Ismaili Studies: Introduction to His Highness the Aga Khan and Selected Speeches www.iis.ac.uk/view_article.asp?ContentID=103467 - Web |
| The Institute of Ismaili Studies The Institute of Ismaili Studies www.iis.ac.uk - Web |
| Aga Khan article at SIPA (Columbia University) Aga Khan article at SIPA (Columbia University) www.sipa.columbia.edu/news_events/announcements/aga_khan.html - Web |
| Brown University President Vartan Gregorian's intr... Brown University President Vartan Gregorian's introduction of the Aga Khan (1996 baccalaureate address) www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/1995-96/95-147i.html - Web |
| The Ismaili website The Ismaili website www.theismaili.org - Web |
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| Aga Khan IV honored as Interfaith Hero on ReadTheS... Aga Khan IV honored as Interfaith Hero on ReadTheSpirit.com www.readthespirit.com/.../2nd-annual-interfaith-heroes-month-no-28-karim-alhussayni-aga-khan-iv-.html.html - Web |
| Introductory lecture on Ismailism (discusses Aga K... Introductory lecture on Ismailism (discusses Aga Khan IV in context of Islam) www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcpDOSMDhYM - Web |
