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In 1937, he had the honor of being elected President of the League of Nations. Throughout his long and eventful life, Prince Aga Khan III worked for the welfare of Muslims and carried the message of Islam to the four corners of the earth. As we commemorate the centenary of his birth, we recall his own words:
Mausoleum Aga Khan. Oberhalb des Flusstales, auf einem Hügel am östlichen Nilufer, steht weithin sichtbar das Mausoleum des Aga Khan III., dem religösen Oberhaupt einer ismaelitischen Religionsgemeinschaft. Wegen der schönen Aussicht von dort ist das Mausoleum ein beliebtes Ausflugsziel für Touristen. Sir Sultan Mohammed Schah (1877 bis ...
24 de oct. de 2020 · The Aga Khan’s efforts for Ismaili women’s advancement, thus, spanned across religious, material, and ideological fronts. The reforms undertaken by Imam Sultan Mohamed Shah Aga Khan III have had far-reaching impact on improving the quality of life of Ismaili Muslim women globally, and those early efforts continue to be strengthened and ...
On the other hand, in a legal proceeding, the Aga Khan III noted that 'Aga Khan' is not a title, but, instead a sort of alias or "pet name" that was given to Aga Khan I when he was a young man. The style of His Highness was formally granted to the Aga Khan IV by Queen Elizabeth II in 1957 upon the death of his grandfather Aga Khan III.
The Ismaili community celebrated the Golden Jubilee of the 48th Imam, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, Aga Khan III, in 1935. The commemoration of milestone anniversaries was a common practice amongst princely rulers in South Asia, which provided opportunities to generate resources to fulfil the social ethic of care and concern for society’s poor and vulnerable.
1 de ene. de 2018 · With the death of Aga Khan III in 1957, his will and testament revealed that he was to be succeeded by his grandson, Prince Karim al-Husayni. He had selected his grandson in preference to his two sons, Prince Aly Khan (1911–1960) and Prince Sadruddin (1933–2003), because he felt that a young Imam, educated and brought up in the West, would be more suitable to lead the Ismaili community in ...
In the course of that process, Aga Khan III, who was twice President of the League of Nations, had already provided a contemporary articulation of the public international role of the Imamat. The Imamat today, under the present Aga Khan, continues this tradition of strict political neutrality.
