Word: ismailis
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...article correctly points out is a Harvard alumnus. The article is also correct in identifying the Aga Khan as a spiritual leader. However, he is not the spiritual leader of 14 million Pakistanis; rather he is the spiritual leader (Iman) of a Muslim minority group known as the Nizari Ismailis who live in various countries. In addition to Pakistan, these countries include India, Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, the Soviet Union, Kenya, Tanzania and more recently Britain, Canada and the United States. The Aga Khan and his ancestors base their claims to leadership of the Nizari Ismaili community on their direct genealogical...
...Crimson should also be aware that the words "Aga Khan" constitute a herditary title bestowed in 1817 by the Qajar rulers of Iran on the religious leadership of the Nizari Ismaili community. The present leader (Iman) of the Ismailis is thus more accurately designated as Aga Khan IV. It is therefore quite absurd for your reporter to treat the word "Khan" in "Aga Khan" as if it were a last name (e.g. Khan, the super-rich Pakistani leader....). The inappropriateness of such a usage can perhaps be best illustrated if one were to refer to the British Prince of Wales...
...been raising funds for research into Alzheimer's disease, the fatal brain disorder that afflicts her mother; and Basil Embiricos, 36, Greek economist and shipping scion; in Gouvieux, France. The announcement was made by Yasmin's half brother the Aga Khan, leader of the world's 14 million Ismaili Muslims. The marriage, the first for both, will take place this summer...
Karim Aga Khan '59, spiritual leader of more than 14 million Ismaili Muslims and a prominent international philanthropist, is building a modern teaching hospital in Pakistan, and he wants some advice from his alma mater on how to go about...