Prince Karim Aga Khan was the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, who trace his lineage directly to the Prophet ...

The key difference among other Shiites and Ismailis lies in their lineage of imams ... believe that God sent his revelation to the Prophet Muhammad through Archangel Gabriel.

A man who could not read or write, he announced that he was the prophet of God. His name was Muhammad, and in the next 23 years he would bring peace to the warring pagan tribes of Arabia and ...