Re: Facts about Agakhanis by a former Ismaili
The current Aga Khan apparently declared that fasting during Ramadan is not obligatory. My friend, on that basis, did not keep all fasts during Ramadan.
His mother, who is also Ismaili, believes the Aga Khan is wrong on this matter and instead made sure she kept all the fasts during Ramadan. He said that at their mosque/jamaatkhana, people are split between a minority who believe the Aga Khan is incorrect on this matter and the majority who believe the Aga Khan.
Another time I was at my friends house. His younger sister pointed at a photo of the Aga Khan and said something like "He is my God" or "He is like my God".
My friend told her that the Aga Khan was not God and right then and there on the spot they began having an argument over whether or not the Aga Khan is divine.
From what I understand, the current Aga Khan has made certain declarations that have taken Ismailis much further away from regular Shias than they were 50 years ago.
And you'll find at least one Shia brother on this board who used to take a passionate stand against Ismailis and denounce them as non-Muslim. I'm not giving his name because I don't know if he still holds that view or not and I don't want to put words in his mouth.
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