[CitsMoise17]

Yes, the world doesn't realize it because they're so secretive about their practices, but, these guys are definitely worse than Qadianis due to the amount of shirk involved in their acts of worship.

It's amazing that Qadianism has been banned in Pakistan, but, Nizari Ismailism still has not been. It may be due to the fact that the Nizari Ismaili cult has a lot of business clout and because the Aga Khan owns the top university and hospital in Pakistan, among other projects. He has purposely tried to ensure that Nizari Ismailism never gets banned.

Aga Khan is trying to turn the "Aga Khan" name into a brand like Coca Cola. He's trying to plaster it everywhere he can. For example, he's building an Islamic museum in Toronto, which will be the western world's largest, and calling it the Aga Khan Museum. Through projects like these, he's making himself and the Nizari Ismaili community look like regular Muslims. Many non-Muslims are big fans of the Aga Khan and the Nizari Ismailis due to the fact that the Nizari Ismailis do a lot of charity and don't follow the Shariah.

Here is the Nizari Ismaili "constitution" that the Aga Khan requires all community members to abide by (this document as well as official Nizari Ismaili websites make these guys look like ordinary Shias, but, I assure you they're keeping many shirk-filled beliefs and practices secret from you, and that is why no one other than Nizari Ismailis are allowed to go to their jamatkhanas and see the acts of worship they are doing): http://www.ismailiuniverse.com/pdf/constitution.pdf

Guard your deen, folks! Many Nizari Ismailis are quite influential and wealthy in many of the countries they live in, as well as highly educated, especially western countries. They know nothing about true Islam but have lots of secular knowledge, in most cases. Beware of them and the secret acts of worship that goes on in their jamatkhanas in the early morning (starting from 3-4 AM, for about one hour) as well as in the evening (starting at 7pm typically and usually last 30-90 minutes), which they will never tell you or anyone else about but that are full of shirk. Any Nizari Ismaili who tries to reveal anything about what goes on in the jamatkhanas or says anything bad publicly about Nizari Ismailism or the Aga Khan can be punished or even expelled from the community via the constitution I posted above, and thereafter treated very badly by anyone who is a Nizari Ismaili.

They have replaced salaah with their "Holy Du'a" or "Doowa," (for which, in the opening post of this thread, I share the old one that was in use until about 1955, as well as links to the one that's been in use ever since - and, if you don't believe me, print out the new one and take it to any Nizari Ismaili and they will probably admit to you that what you have really is their main daily prayer). This "Holy Du'a" is recited once in the morning and twice in the evening, including in the jamatkhana. In the jamatkhana, there are also some other practices that go on in addition to the "Holy Du'a," that are also full of shirk but that are difficult to talk about right now. No one is allowed in the jamatkhana other than Nizari Ismailis for this reason. They don't want anybody to know what is specifically recited in their jamatkhanas and all the shirk that is contained therein.

Nizari Ismailis pay at least 12.5% of their gross income to the Aga Khan each month (known as "dasond" or "tithes"). He keeps some of the money for himself and uses some of the money in his various charities (including the Aga Khan Development Network or AKDN). Nobody knows the split because it is secret and no one in the community has ever had the balls to ask for transparency in this regard. Given that there are 5-15 million Nizari Ismailis globally, and given that much of the community is quite prosperous, the "dasond" adds up to a figure that is probably in the billions of dollars each year. There is even some info on Wikipedia about this if you search "Aga Khan IV." It is part of the reason the Aga Khan is so wealthy.

There are only four aspects of the Islamic shariah that Nizari Ismailis are supposed to abide by (but even these they sometimes don't and nobody really cares...as long as nobody shares the secrets of the community and the secret practices that go on inside the jamatkhanas, and as long as nobody criticizes the community or the Aga Khan or makes either look bad publicly):
1. No alcohol.
2. No drugs.
3. No pork.
4. No gambling.

Anything else is allowed (pre-marital sex, abortions, boyfriends and girlfriends, social mixing, partying, clubbing, dressing however one wants, homosexuality, etc.). When I say anything else I really mean anything else.

The Aga Khan's commandments (which they call "firmans" and which are read both in the morning and evening on a daily basis in each jamatkhana around the world) are held above the Qur'an. His words are seen as the words of God, as Nizari Ismailis figure that anything he says has the same authority as the words of God. Most Nizari Ismailis don't even have a Qur'an and few have read it to any significant extent in their life. In their view, the Shariah that the Prophet (SAWS) practiced is time-bound and doesn't apply to todays 'modern world.' This is why their women dress like western women and why they don't follow any of the Shariah. Those Nizari Ismailis who do follow bits and pieces of the Shariah (such as fasting in Ramadhan) do so only to conform with what their Muslim neighbors and/or friends are doing, and so that nobody becomes suspicious or starts criticizing the Nizari Ismailis about how un-Islamic they are.

I should note that even Aga Khan himself (a normal fallible human being) doesn't believe in the **** he asks his followers to do and to believe in. The Aga Khan himself is more of a secular Muslim, although I'm not sure whether he is Sunni or Twelver Shia. He is apolitical and likes the life of the western world. He prays salaah, fasts in Ramadan, etc. like most normal Muslims, but, doesn't believe in implementing Islam much beyond this. The family members of the Aga Khan are either Sunni or Twelver Shia (many of them are Twelver Shia, apparently, but some may also be Sunni). Neither the Aga Khan nor his family EVER go to jamatkhanas nor do they participate in any of the acts of worship that the Aga Khan orders Nizari Ismailis to perform. . They distance themselves from anything Nizari Ismailis do privately, even though it is the Aga Khan who decides what Nizari Ismailis do privately in the jamatkhanas! If asked sincerely, a Nizari Ismaili you know may confirm this. A big sign of a cult is when the guy that's the leader or being worshiped doesn't actually do any of the things his community does, but, still collects tons of money from the community!

One has to concede that Nizari Ismailis are significantly more well off financially and professionally than they average Muslim community. The richer and more wealthy Nizari Ismailis become, the more they pay in tithes and the more wealthy the Aga Khan becomes. This is how it works, so the Aga Khan has a major interest in seeing his community become as prosperous as possible. So, the Aga Khan has really done as much as he possibly can to get his community to become as wealthy as possible. High levels of education, academic success, high paying jobs, and strong entrepreneurialism are all heavily stressed within the Nizari Ismaili community, and all Nizari Ismailis aim for these (big time!). The Aga Khan additionally stresses to his followers to do public volunteerism and public charity, if they have time to do so, because this is what will cause others to accept Nizari Ismailis as Muslims, and what will make the Nizari Ismailis look like an ideal / model community (both to Muslims and non-Muslims) in the public eye.