Born in 1962 in Najaf, Iraq, Tabrizian is a high-ranked Shi’a cleric (an ayatollah) and a graduate of major Shi’a seminaries. Although he is currently the most prominent figure in Islamic medicine in ...

Social activists urge Telangana government to redirect funds from annual iftar towards long-term minority welfare programs, not lavish events.

Shia cleric Maulana Syed Kalbe Jawad Monday alleged that the process followed by Parliament’s joint committee to gather ...

(ANALYSIS) Prince Karim Aga Khan, who died on Feb. 4, served as the religious leader of Ismaili Muslims around the world since being appointed as the 49th hereditary imam in 1957 ... and believe that ...

The accord was led by Imam Sayed Razawi, who leads the Scottish branch of Ahlul Bayt Society (Shia), along with UK Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis. There were 12 major spiritual leaders at the summit.

“The Imam is dead ... near Geneva, on July 12, 1957. It was only the second time in the unbroken lineage of the prominent Shia sect that a son had been bypassed. The family traces their descent ...

The accession ceremony of Prince Rahim al-Hussaini Aga Khan V as the 50th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims was held on Tuesday, February 11, in Lisbon, Portugal. The private religious ...

Prince Rahim Aga Khan V formally acceded as the 50th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslim community in a historic ceremony held at The Diwan of the Ismaili Imamat in Lisbon, Portugal.

Al-Hussaini was on February 5, 2025, named the 50th hereditary Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims ... countries and number approximately 12 to 15 million," it adds.