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- ↑ Metcalf, Barbara D. (2009). Islam in South Asia in Practice edited by Barbara D. Metcalf. Princeton University Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-1400831388.
- ↑ "Private and Confidential Subjects Discussed" by Religious Study Group of Mombasa, Kenya, 1953-1959, p. 45
- ↑ Short History of Aga Khan (Bombay, 1903, pp:263)
- 1 2 101 Ismaili Heroes: Late 19th Century to Present Age, Volume 1 by Mumtaz Ali Tajddin Sadik Ali, 2003: pp 68