The religious and spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims and billionaire Aga Khan died on Tuesday at the age of 88. AP News quoted the Aga Khan Foundation as saying that Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of Shia Ismaili Muslims, died in Portugal. His successor will be announced later. Aga Khan has 3 sons and 1 daughter. Aga Khan’s real name was Prince Shah Karim Al Hussaini. He was born on December 13, 1936 in Geneva and spent his early childhood in Nairobi, Kenya. Aga Khan, who graduated in Islamic History from Harvard University, became the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims at the age of 20. His estimated wealth is believed to be between $ 800 million and $ 13 billion in media reports. He made large donations for homes, hospitals and schools in developing countries. The title of Aga Khan was given in 1957
On 19 October 1957, he was officially given the title of Aga Khan IV in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. Aga Khan’s followers considered him a descendant of Prophet Muhammad. He had British, French, Swiss and Portuguese citizenship. He was also fond of raising horses. In 2012, he told Vanity Fair magazine – Earning money is not considered evil in our country. Islamic morality is that if God has given you a special place in society, then your moral responsibility towards society increases. He was considered a bridge between Muslim society and the western world
Aga Khan, a supporter of Islamic culture, was considered a bridge between Muslim society and the western world. He built many hospitals in Bangladesh, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Aga Khan married twice. His first marriage was in 1969 with former British model Sarah Crocker Pool, with whom he had a daughter and two sons. Both got divorced in 1995. In 1998, he married German-born Gabriele Leiningen, with whom he had a son. They divorced in 2014. Vanity Fair magazine wrote about Aga Khan in 2013: Very few people bridge the gap between the spiritual and the physical, the East and the West, Muslims and Christians as beautifully as he does. Who are Ismaili Muslims?
Ismaili Muslims are a sub-sect of Shia Islam, also known as Khoja Muslims, Aghakhani Muslims and Nizari Muslims. They are the second largest Shia sub-sect in terms of followers. Ismaili Muslims believe in the interpretation of the Quran through the Imam. The place where Ismaili Muslims pray is called Jamatkhana. ————————————————— Read this news too… Trump said – If Iran kills me, then destroy it: Signed the order related to imposing sanctions, Iran’s oil export on target US President Donald Trump on Tuesday instructed his advisers that if Iran kills him, then it should be completely destroyed. Trump’s statement came while talking to the media. At that time Trump was signing the order related to putting pressure on Iran. Read the full news here…
