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“All men, rich and poor, must aid one another materially and personally. This fraternity is absolute, and it comprises men of all colours and all races: black, white, yellow, tawny; all are the sons of Adam in the flesh and all carry in them spark of the Divine Light. Everyone should strive to see that this spark be not extinguished but rather developed to that full Companionship-on-High.” — Aga Khan III in a message to commemorate his Platinum Jubilee

Introduced by MALIK MERCHANT

Born on November 2, 1877, Aga Khan III became the 48th Hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims at seven! He led his worldwide community for an astonishing 72 years until his death on July 11, 1957, when he designated his grandson, Prince Karim Aga Khan, the 49th Imam.

Prince Karim said of his grandfather: “On 2nd November 1877, my beloved grandfather was born here in Karachi. Through 72 years of Imamat, he guided his spiritual children to happiness and prosperity….Many, many memories come to our minds as we think of him. He achieved in his life, for our community, that which could only have been accomplished normally in a period of many generations. The tributes that the world has paid him bear honest testimony to his great life and work.”