The book’s central character is Hassan-i Sabbāh, the charismatic religious and political leader of the Nizari Ismailis who founded the mysterious military formation known as the Assassins.

The Muslim denominations were the Barelvi, Deobandi, and Shafi movements within Sunni Islam and the Ismaili and Bohras branches of Shia Islam, as well as general Shia Islam. The accord was led by ...

The Ismaili sect split into two branches in 1094. Aga Khan was the leader of the Nizari branch, which believes in a living imam or leader. The second branch – Musta’lian Tayyibi Ismailis ...

The Aga Khan is the title of the Imam or spiritual leader of the community of Shia Muslims known as the Nizari Ismailis, a multi-ethnic group spread across the world, also living in Goa. The title of ...

Prince Karim Aga Khan at an event on Oct. 2, 2019, in London. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images ...

The Ismaili sect split into two branches in 1094. Aga Khan was the leader of the Nizari branch, which believes in a living imam or leader. The second branch – Musta'lian Tayyibi Ismailis – believes ...