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DARK SECRETS: Ismaili muslims bid goodbye to late aga khan | Rare Historical Photos

Prince Rahim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan V, with his sons Prince Irfan and Prince Sinan, attends the funeral of his father, Aga Khan IV (Credit: AFP)

Ismaili Muslims said a last goodbye on Saturday to their late spiritual leader, Aga Khan IV, at a private funeral ceremony in Lisbon attended by dignitaries and foreign leaders.

Prince Karim al-Husseini, 88, died on Tuesday. He was regarded as a direct descendent of the Prophet Mohammed and enjoyed near divine status as the 49th hereditary imam of the Ismaili Nizaris, a branch of Shia Islam.

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