The head of the Muslim Ismailites, the Aga Khan, died, according to the religious community at the age of 88. He was considered one of the most rich men in the world.
Karim Al Husseini, his bourgeois name, died on Tuesday with his family in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Everyone who will follow his successor as a spiritual leader must be announced at a later time. The decision depends on the will of the deceased.
- The Ismailites, a liberal stream of Shiite Islam, are widespread as a religious community worldwide. Her followers live mainly in Asia, Africa and the Central East, but also in Europe, North America and Australia.
- According to the company for endangered peoples, there are around 18 million Ismailites. Because their beliefs differ considerably from Orthodox Islam, they are still exposed to hostility of other Islamic groups.
- The religious community is well organized and economically successful: income is largely for the benefit of educational and development institutions.
The Aga Khan is considered the descendant of the Prophet Mohammed
Al Husseini took on his role as head of the religious community in 1957 at the age of 20 -. The Aga Khan is considered the direct descendant of the Prophet Mohammed between the Ismailites.
He was also one of the most rich men in the world. A French court estimated his assets in a legal dispute about the compensation of his divorced German wife about 13 years ago to “at least ten billion euros”.
Source: Krone
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