Speeches of aga khan iii biography
Speeches of aga khan iii biography
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His Highness the Aga Khan III, the 48th Hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims
Prepared and compiled by MALIK MERCHANT
The measure of the [48th] Imam’s achievement can be gauged from the monumental progress of the Ismaili Community during the Imam’s regime.
The metamorphosis of a moribund society from the depths of its degradation to its proud position in modern civilization during only about half a century is a saga of success with probably no parallel in history…the Imam was the architect of this modern miracle…The resurgence of the Ismaili Community, literally from rags to riches, is a fitting monument to the Imam’s indefatigable efforts &#; Esmail Thawerbhoy
November 2, , marks the th birth anniversary of the 48th Ismaili Imam, Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah, His Highness the Aga Khan III.
At the remarkably young age of 7, he assumed the role of Imam in August His service to the Hereditary Institution of Imamat for 72 years, the longest in the years of Ismaili His