Prince Karim Aga Khan traces his lineage to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Hazrat Ali. His followers are called Ismailies who consider him as the 49th Hazar Imam. What is the opinion of the Twelver Shia about them?
Prince Karim Aga Khan traces his lineage to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Hazrat Ali. His followers are called Ismailies who consider him as the 49th Hazar Imam. What is the opinion of the Twelver Shia about them?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 4 years ago
The Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) has clearly said: My successors will be twelve. (Saheeh Bukhari, Hadeeth number 6682, Saheeh Muslim, Hadeeth number 3393, Tirmithi, Hadeeth number 2149 and hundreds of Sunni books as well as Shia books. The names of he twelve Imams were mentioned by the Prophet himself. We believe and follow the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) by believing and following the Twelve Imams after him. The forst Imam is Ameerul Mo'mineen Ali (AS) and the last Imam is Imam Al-Mahdi (AS).
Any other sect who claim Imams apart from teh Twelve Imams need to proof their claim from authentic Hadeeths. We have not seen any authentic evidence about Imams apart from the Twelve Imams.
Ismailies, Bohras etc are Muslims like any other Muslim sect.
Wassalam.