Followers of Aga Khan admonished by Iraqi Mullahs

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Since the rituals of Muharram and ceremonial rites of martyrdom were introduced by Aga Khan I, every year hundreds of Shi'ite Khojahs were making regular pilgrimage to the holy Shi'ite sites in Iraq. Later on, when the Islamic Salah was replaced with Gujrati Du'a, the Iraqi Mullahs were shocked to learn that the followers of Aga Khan III, who were reciting this Gujrati Du'a instead of Arabic Namaz, had broken the most fundamental tenet of Islam itself. They were now venerating Hazrat 'Ali and therewith the Aga Khan as “Allah” by reciting “'Ali Sahi [truly] Allah.” <p> The astonished Mullahs admonished the followers of Aga Khan and explained that worship of `Ali or the Aga Khan as an “associate,” “manifestation,” or “incarnation” of Allah; or truly Allah, nullifies their prayers, voids their fasting, pilgrimage, etc. In the hereafter, hell would be their place of abode if they did not stop reciting that kind of Shahadah (confession of faith) in their Du'a. The admonished Ismailis requested Aga Khan III to change the wordings of the Shahadah in the Du'a to “'Ali-un-Waliy-Allah” meaning, “'Ali is the beloved of Allah.” The Aga Khan refused to change the Shahadah and the group of enlightened Khojah Ithna'ashries left the Jama'at. <br>