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    From David Amicus@21:1/5 to All on Tue Dec 15 20:03:11 2015
    What do mainstream Muslims think about the Aga Khan sect? Though not Caliphs they claim a succession of Imams going back to Muhammad.

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  • From Yusuf B Gursey@21:1/5 to David Amicus on Wed Dec 16 06:53:52 2015
    On Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 4:10:02 AM UTC+2, David Amicus wrote:
    What do mainstream Muslims think about the Aga Khan sect? Though not=20 Caliphs they claim a succession of Imams going back to Muhammad.

    The title "Imam" emphasizes religious authority while "Caliph" or "Amir-ul-= Muminin" temporal authority. Theoretically they should all be the same and =
    be born simultaneously, but as claims of legitimate succssion to religious = without temporal authority materialized and the Sunni concept of "Caliph" = became increasingly temporal, one title or the other was preferred accordin=
    g to the situation.

    As for the Agha Khan, they are Nizari Ismailis (7'er Shia) the majority of = whom recognize the Agha Khan as Imam. BTW they go back to the Assasins and = then to the Fatimids.

    Thanks to the their global philanthropic and cultural efforts they are appr= eciated by mainstream Muslims.

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