“The Ismaili Imamat is a supra-national entity, representing the succession of Imams since the time of the Prophet.”
– Imam Shāh Karīm al-Ḥusaynī Āgā Khān IV
“An extraordinary relationship developed between my father-in-law and my elder son. [Prince Karim] always talked to his grandfather [Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah] as if they were contemporaries. There was a powerful bond between them.”
– Princess Joan Aga Khan (mother of Mawlana Hazar Imam)

