A Muslim Imam's responsibility according to Aga Khan

The Aga Khan explains his duty as a Muslim Imam: "Imams whether they are Shia or Sunni, they all have a duty to serve people, that is the nature of Imamat and therefore in countries where Ismaili Imamat can bring support and help, that is our duty to do so. And we are very happy to do so in Central Asia, and doing so in Indian sub-continent, or doing so in East Africa; so it is part of the mandate of any Imam. But it is a big mistake to think that you can do development only for Muslim communities. Many countries have mixed communities; therefore you have to do it for all the people within a given area, whether they are Muslim or Christian or Jewish or Hindu or Sikh, you have it, what I would call a civil responsibility"

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• Aga
• Khan
• Imam
• Ismaili