Remarks by His Highness the Aga Khan upon receiving the Keys to the City of Porto
His Highness the Aga Khan delivers remarks upon having received the Key to the City of Porto.
Porto, Portugal (2 May 2019)………….. I would like to begin my comments this afternoon by saying how touched I am by the recognition that you have given to me this afternoon………………
but I am going to use these keys to open as many doors as possible. Doors to happiness, doors to peace, doors to unity, doors to human progress.
So I thank you, and I treasure those keys very much indeed. And I will not make copies of them.
Duties of Imam
“Leadership in the spiritual realm for all Imams, whether they are Sunni or Shia – implies responsibilities in worldly affairs, a calling to improve the quality of human life. And that is why so much of my energy over these years has been devoted to the work of the Aga Khan Development Network. MaulanaHazir Imam, Harvard, November 12, 2015.