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    • Special coverage of the Aga Khan’s visit to the U.K.
    • Latest News (2026): The Aga Khan announces official visit to the United Kingdom from February 1 to 5, 2026
    • Prince Sinan Aga Khan in pictures
    • The birth anniversary of Hazrat Ali
    • Special coverage of the Aga Khan’s visit to Portugal
    • Special coverage the Aga Khan’s visit to the USA
    • His Late Highness Aga Khan IV in Pictures: Part 2, 2000 – 2025
    • His Highness the Aga Khan’s speeches, messages and statements
    • Special coverage of the Aga Khan’s visit to Kyrgyzstan
    • Princess Zahra Aga Khan in Pictures: Part II (2021 – 2025)
    • Princess Zahra Aga Khan in Pictures: Part I (1970 to 2020)
    • The Aga Khan, “is running marathons;” he is a “Berlin Legend”
    • Special coverage of the Aga Khan’s visit to Kyrgyzstan
    • Special coverage of the Aga Khan’s visit to Uganda
    • A tribute to Prince Amyn Aga Khan on his 88th birthday
    • His Late Highness Aga Khan IV on Prophet Muhammad
    • Special coverage of the Aga Khan’s visit to Kenya
    • Special coverage of the Aga Khan’s historic visit to France
    • The Aga Khan approves a new motif for his inaugural visits to Ismaili Muslims
    • His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan gives his first address as Chancellor of the University of Central Asia
    • Special Coverage of the Aga Khan’s visit to Mozambique
    • Latest news: The Aga Khan’s message to his community in Iran
    • Ghadir Khumm: Ismaili Muslims Continue to be Guided by the Promised Rope of Imamat
    • The Aga Khan congratulates triumphant Ismaili Mountaineer
    • Aga Khan writes to Pakistan Prime Minister for Pakistan-India peace
    • The Aga Khan confers the title of Diwan on Shafik Sachedina
    • Prince Irfan Aga Khan: Ten years in pictures
    • Prince Hussain Aga Khan at 51
    • Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan: 25 Years in Pictures
    • Sunday, March 16, 2025: Chehlum, the 40th day of mourning of Mawlana Shah Karim,
    • Aga Khan IV in Pictures: Part 1 – the 20th Century
    • His Highness the Aga Khan IV: Words of inspiration that transformed an idea into a living museum
    • The Life and Legacy of Aga Khan IV
    • His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan: A pictorial story
    • “Depth of Field: The Aga Khan Beyond the Lens”
    • Manuscript gifted to His Highness the Aga Khan on his enthronement
    • Worldwide tributes to His Highness the Aga Khan IV
    • His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan accepts oath of allegiance in a magnificent enthronement ceremony
    • In Gratitude: From Shah Karim to Shah Rahim
    • King Charles III grants Prince Rahim, the title of “His Highness”
    • His Highness the Aga Khan IV is laid to rest in Aswan
    • A reflection on the funeral ceremony of His Highness the Aga Khan IV
    • Posts in Social Media as Prince Rahim Succeeds His Father as 50th Hereditary Ismaili Imam
    • Prince Rahim Aga Khan is the New Face of Imamat
    • His Highness the Aga Khan, the 49th Hereditary Imam of the Ismaili Muslims, Passes Away
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Tag: Islam

Rahim Aga Khan
June 12, 2025June 13, 2025 Malik Merchant, Editor

1393 Years After Ghadir Khumm, Ismaili Muslims Continue to be Guided by the Promised Rope of Imamat: His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan is the 50th Imam in this Unique Hereditary Succession

Aga Khan with Diwan Shafik
May 5, 2025May 19, 2025 Malik Merchant, Editor

Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, confers the title of Diwan on Ismaili leader Shafik Sachedina and conveys blessings to Ismaili volunteers worldwide for their services

April 26, 2025April 26, 2025 Malik Merchant, Editor

Rare photographs of Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah and Mawlana Shah Karim Shah, Aga Khan III and Aga Khan IV, from the collection of Alijah Mohamed Kassam of the UK

April 21, 2025April 26, 2025 Malik Merchant, Editor

His Highness the Aga Khan’s condolence message on the passing of Pope Francis; and the last two decades have seen increased collaboration and meetings between the Ismaili Imamat and the Vatican and Catholic Institutions

April 10, 2025December 10, 2025 Malik Merchant, Editor

Prince Irfan Aga Khan: Ten years in pictures

Prince Rahim Aga Khan and Prince Ay Muhammad Aga Khan at Aga Khan Academy in Hyderabad India 2024
April 8, 2025December 10, 2025 Malik Merchant, Editor

Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan: 25 Years in Pictures

Aga Khan speech at AKU inauguration 1985
March 19, 2025December 18, 2025 Malik Merchant, Editor

His Late Highness Aga Khan IV in Pictures: Part 1 – 1936 to 1999

Aga Khan writing a message for the IIS Libarry
March 9, 2025March 9, 2025 Malik Merchant, Editor

Mawlana Shah Karim Shah, His Highness the Aga Khan IV: Words of inspiration that transformed an idea into a living museum – A personal reflection

November 2, 2024 Malik Merchant, Editor

Aga Khan III: Glimpses from His Life — Download Free 191-Page Publication

July 15, 2024 Malik Merchant, Editor

His Highness the Aga Khan and the Ismaili Imamat in History: A Must Watch Interview with Professor Azim Nanji

July 11, 2024July 12, 2024 Malik Merchant, Editor

Photographs and Video: Ismailis Present their 49th Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, With a Unique Gift for His 67th Imamat Day

July 8, 2024July 8, 2024 Malik Merchant, Editor

Mazhar or Theophany: A Special Reading as Ismaili Muslims Commemorate the Auspicious 67th Imamat Day of His Highness the Aga Khan, July 11, 2024

June 23, 2024June 25, 2024 Malik Merchant, Editor

1392 Years After Ghadir Khumm, Ismaili Muslims Continue to be Guided by the Promised Rope of Imamat: His Highness the Aga Khan is the 49th Imam in this Unique Hereditary Succession

April 11, 2024April 10, 2025 Malik Merchant, Editor

Prince Irfan Aga Khan Turns Nine on April 11, 2024, a Day After His Uncle Prince Hussain Aga Khan Marks His Milestone 50th Birthday; the Name Irfan has a Rich Spiritual Meaning

Solar eclipse, new moon, Eid ul-Fitr, Prince Hussain and Prince Irfan with Prince Rahim Aga Khan
April 6, 2024April 6, 2024 Malik Merchant, Editor

Reflections from the Holy Qur’an, the Hadith and Ismaili Imams as Muslims Look Ahead to Eid ul-Fitr After the Total Solar Eclipse of April 8, 2024; the Festive Occasion will Also Coincide With the Birthdays of Princes Hussain and Irfan Aga Khan, Who Will Turn 50 and 9 Respectively

November 4, 2017November 9, 2017 Malik Merchant, Editor

Update#2: Forthcoming visit by Mawlana Hazar Imam to Ismailis in Eastern Canada – Applying the Islamic ethical principle of forgiveness in light of the holy visit

October 31, 2017November 2, 2017 Malik Merchant, Editor

At dawn of Islam’s 1400 years, the Aga Khan in speech to Asia Society envisaged Islamic cities representing to the world all that the “City of God and man can be”

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