The majority of Muslims in the country are Sunni, followed by approximately 20,000 to 22,000 Shia Muslims, 65% of them are Ismaili. [4] Most of the Muslim population in the 1990s originated from the former Portuguese overseas provinces of Portuguese Guinea and Portuguese Mozambique with most of the latter having their origin in former ...

11 hours ago · The accession ceremony took place at the Diwan of the Ismaili Imamat in Lisbon, Portugal, on Tuesday, February 11. It was attended by global leaders of the Shia Ismaili Muslim community. Ismailis worldwide also followed the ceremony via livestream in their places of gathering (Jamatkhanas) across more than 35 countries.

6 days ago · LISBON, Portugal — Rahim Al-Hussaini was named Wednesday as the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world's millions of Ismaili Muslims, following the death of his father.

Sep 28, 2024 · Today, the Muslim population in Portugal is a small minority, comprising around 0.4% of the total population according to the 2021 census. However, the community is diverse, with the majority being Sunni Muslims and a significant Shia population, including around 20,000 to 22,000 Ismaili Muslims.

Aug 16, 2018 · ...we can trace the story of Ismaili engagement with Portugal back many years - even to the time when Ismailis settled in Portuguese Territories in India in the 17th Century, or when later Ismaili settlers came to Mozambique.

2 days ago · People surround the coffin of Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV and 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims, who died Tuesday in Portugal, to be buried at the Aga Khan mausoleum ...

The Ismaili Centre, Lisbon, is one of six Ismaili Centres worldwide. Established in the Palma de Baixo area of Lisbon in 1998, it is a religious, social and cultural meeting place for the Ismaili Muslim community in Portugal.

The majority of Muslims in the country are Sunni, followed by approximately 20,000 to 22,000 Shia Muslims, 65% of them are Ismaili. [5] Most of the Muslim population in the 1990s originated from the former Portuguese overseas provinces of Portuguese Guinea and Portuguese Mozambique with most of the latter having their origin in former ...

Nov 22, 2018 · …we can trace the story of Ismaili engagement with Portugal back many years – even to the time when Ismailis settled in Portuguese Territories in India in the 17th Century, or when later Ismaili settlers came to Mozambique.

This essay focusses on a specific Muslim community, that of Ismaili in Portugal, a minority of the (shi’i) minority in the global context of Muslim presence in Portugal in which Sunni constitute a majority.