The Aga Khans, Leaders of Ismailis and European Muslims

[Enlightened Follower]

The Aga Khans have extensively intermarried into people's with European ancestry.  Their founders were descended from Sayyids, the Qajar dynasty in Iran, they have Iranian, and South Asian ancestry as well. 

Edited April 4, 2016 by Enlightened Follower

[Enlightened Follower]

His son Prince Rahim Aga Khan who married model Kendra Spears they had a son named Irfan which means gnosis or knowledge in Arabic:

 

 

 

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Edited April 4, 2016 by Enlightened Follower

[Gaius I. Caesar]

Hmmn, interesting. The descendants of Fatimids marrying into European families, why?

[Enlightened Follower]

20 minutes ago, Gaius I. Caesar said:

Hmmn, interesting. The descendants of Fatimids marrying into European families, why?

Lol perhaps for social standing and for better features in their minds?

[Gaius I. Caesar]

3 minutes ago, Enlightened Follower said:

Lol perhaps for social standing and for better features in their minds?

That's what I am thinking, anyhow I am of European descent and don't see anything wrong with Iranian/South Asian features. I could understand social standing but by whose to be precise? I thought the Aga Khans are spiritual leaders, why the worry for social standing?

[Ruq]

I have very little to add to this discussion. This is what an 'aga' is to me:

They look quaintly attractive but are not very energy efficient or economical. Whether or not that statement is applicable to the aga khans too i shan't speculate on

[Hameedeh]

8 hours ago, Enlightened Follower said:

Lol perhaps for social standing and for better features in their minds?

Networking? Financial incentives? 

[Mumtaz Hussain]

nice Ruq

[Ali_Hussain]

11 hours ago, Ruq said:

I have very little to add to this discussion. This is what an 'aga' is to me:

They look quaintly attractive but are not very energy efficient or economical. Whether or not that statement is applicable to the aga khans too i shan't speculate on

But you use wood and coal etc to heat them.

They definitely make cakes and buns and bread taste a lot nicer, my granny used to have one, it looked very similar to that one, except the colour was more faded and top was different

[Ruq]

56 minutes ago, Ali_Hussain said:

They definitely make cakes and buns and bread taste a lot nicer

O yes? in what way 'nicer'?

[Ali_Hussain]

42 minutes ago, Ruq said:

O yes? in what way 'nicer'?

Well it just more of an even cook to it, heated the same amount from each side.

[Guest]

Nice Saree... I wonder how much it would cost to get one like hers. 

[12reasons4truth.]

17 hours ago, Gaius I. Caesar said:

Hmmn, interesting. The descendants of Fatimids marrying into European families, why?

They are not the descendants of nobody, Ismaeli Shias are not 12 Imami Shias. Agha Khani is a filthy rich man who is taking advantage of his followers by taking money from them. he is the 49th so called imam of Ismaelis. They do not believe after Imam Jafar Sadiq a.s..

[Ruq]

34 minutes ago, starlight said:

Nice Saree... I wonder how much it would cost to get one like hers. 

Yes although a little impractical at foot level. You'd have to be holding it up all the time so you dont stumble.

[Ruq]

41 minutes ago, Ali_Hussain said:

Well it just more of an even cook to it, heated the same amount from each side.

Sweet. I have a fan assisted oven which seems to create a nice even bake. Its electric though, which is annoying in other ways.

[Haji 2003]

An Imam should not need to be bestowed honours by others (in my opinion)

 

 

[realizm]

I've just randomly come across the news on social media, weird because the last days I have been reading and watching stuff about Fatimids and Ismailism but had not seen the news of Agha Khan's death. In Sha Allah their new leader will bring positive reforms to that community.