In the countdown to Imam Shah Karim al-Husayni Aga Khan IV’s momentous Diamond Jubilee to be celebrated on July 11, 2017, Ismaili Gnosis presents a 60-part series celebrating the lineage of our Beloved Mawlana Hazar Imam from Adam to Aga Khan. For more information please visit ismailignosis.com. 48. Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III (1885-1957): “Will-power alone enabled the Aga Khan to hold out until the end of the [Diamond Jubilee] ceremony. Once in his suite…he was near collapse, ran a temperature and was so low that doctors insisted on him taking a complete rest—no work, no worry! He was haunted by the needs and the problems of the community as if determined to safeguard the future while he still had the strength… he heaved himself to his desk and wrote a long personal letter to Amirali Fancy in which he set out his ideas and plans on how to advance the fortunes of his community....It was 2 a.m... 'His Highness wants a reply at once,' the A.D.C. said,' it will have to be done very quickly so that the Begum does not find out he has been working at nights.’” - Willi Frischauer, The Aga Khans Read more: https://ismailignosis.com/2016/07/09/the-aga-khans-direct-descent-from-prophet-muhammad-historical-proof/ #Ismailis #Ismailism #AgaKhan #ProudIsmaili #OneJamat #ImamOfTheTime #Adam2AgaKhan #DiamondJubilee #DJCountdown #IsmailiGnosisDJCountdown #IsmailiImamat #au2k17c1 #CountdownToDJ #ProudToBeACanadianIsmaili Please visit www.ismailignosis.com or ask.ismailignosis.com or visit our Facebook page www.facebook.com/IsmailiGnosis for more gems about Mawlana Hazar Imam, the Imamat, and Ismaili history and philosophy.