Word: islam
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...died, and his will named Karim—fondly known by his classmates as ‘K’—as his successor, making him Aga Khan IV. And so, at 20 years old, Karim became the leader of the Ismaili Muslims, a sect of Shia Islam with over 15 million followers who consider him a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad...
...role of a spiritual leader believed to be descended from the Prophet Muhammad is exclusive to the Ismaili tradition in Islam...
...think the notion comes from a Christian model that a religious person has to be an ascetic,” Asani said. “In Islam, you can be wealthy and worldly without being in conflict with your faith. But if you have wealth, you have to share it with those who need...
...Khan shows a side of Islam that hasn’t been told much since 9/11,” Allibhai said...
...wants to dedicate the rest of his life to decrying the concept of a clash of civilizations." Bono told me that Blair once gave him a copy of the Koran, at a time when Blair was reading a passage from the holy book every night to try to understand Islam better. Eboo Patel, a young Muslim from Chicago who is the founder and executive director of the Interfaith Youth Core, hopes Blair will bring a new dynamism to an interfaith movement that can sometimes seem to consist of the same people meeting endlessly to discuss the same issues...