Introduced by MALIK MERCHANT

Following our earlier post that explored the Aga Khan’s speeches from 2007 to 2025, this new post on our sister website Barakah provides a comprehensive, detailed pictorial overview of the Ismaili Imam’s life, paying tribute to his significant role both before and after becoming the Imam. His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan, fondly known as Mawlana Hazar Imam (Our Lord, the present living Imam) by his Ismaili followers, assumed the Throne of the Ismaili Imamat on February 4, 2025. This is his first birthday celebration as the community’s Imam, a momentous occasion. Ismailis refer to this celebratory day as Salgirah, exchanging greetings of “Salgirah Mubarak” and attending Jamatkhanas in huge numbers. The celebration holds deeper significance as the community reflects on the profound care, concern, and guidance provided by the Everlasting Rope of Imamat, prompting us to contemplate and reflect on the Imam’s role in our lives. Life, as we all know, is transitory. An Imam will live his life as everyone else does, but there WILL always be an Imam to guide the community. This is the central notion of the Ismailis and the Imamat.

Please click Story of His Highness the Aga Khan.

Date posted: October 12, 2025.

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