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Aga Khan

[ ah-guh kahn ]

noun

, Islam.
  1. the divinely ordained head of the Ismaʿili branch of Shiʿism.


Aga Khan

/ ˈɑːɡə ˈkɑːn /

noun

  1. the hereditary title of the head of the Ismaili sect of Muslims
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The Aga Khan opened the museum in Toronto, as tension rises between Islam and the West.

Spears in the third model to marry into the Aga Khan family.

Prince Rahim is the oldest son of Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the imam of Shia Ismaili Muslims.

Much like the British monarchy, when the current Aga Khan is ready to abdicate his post, he will personally choose a successor.

The onetime Prada campaign girl will likely convert to Islam to marry the eldest son of the Aga Khan.

When Aga Khan grew up he managed to reconcile his followers to the orthodox Mohammedan faith.

With due respect to the Aga Khan we do not see the logical connection between the two.

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