Aga Khan

Aga Khan is a title of the spiritual leader, Imam, of the Nizari sect within the Ismaili branch of Islam (Nizari Ismaili). The first Imam to bear the title of Aga Khan was Aga Hasan Ali Shah in the mid 19th century. The title Aga Khan means "Great Chief" and was bestowed upon Imam Aga Hasan Ali Shah by the Shah of Persia. The hereditary Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims is the direct descendant of Muhammad through his cousin and son-in-law, Ali, the first Imam, and his wife Fatima, Muhammad's daughter. See http://www.akdn.org/hh/highness.html.

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Imam: Imam (Arabic: ????) is an Arabic word meaning "Leader". The ruler of a country might be called the Imam, for example. The term, however, has important connotations in the Islamic tradition especially in Shia Beliefs ....

Ismaili: The Isma'ili (Persian: اسماعیلیان Esm?'iliy?n) branch of Islam is the second largest Shi'a community, after the Twelvers who are dominant in Iran. The Ismailis are found primarily in the Indian subcontinent, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Chi...

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