Posted on 11/10/2025 10:07:20 AM PST by DFG
The grand opening ceremony of a sprawling 150,000-square-foot “milestone for the global Shia Ismaili Muslim community and a transformative addition to the city’s cultural landscape” has opened in Houston. “The Ismaili Center opens in Houston — a first for the U.S.,” by Shafaq Patel, Axios, November 6, 2025:
The stone tapestry, with its triangular patterns, illuminates at night and has shadows in the day.
The Ismaili Center, Houston, an architecturally grand cultural and religious space and one of only seven worldwide, has completed construction and is opening to the public next month.
Why it matters: The 150,000-square-foot center — the first in the U.S. — blends Islamic and contemporary design. It spans 11 acres and sits along Buffalo Bayou.
While its prayer hall will serve Ismaili Muslims daily, the center and its gardens are designed as a community gathering space open to all Houstonians.
Context: Ismailis, a branch of Shia Islam, are guided by a hereditary imam — currently His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan V, who succeeded his father in February.
Believed to be a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, the imam leads a community of millions across more than 70 countries.
Houston has the largest population of Ismailis in the U.S. Tens of thousands of Ismailis live in the greater Houston area and attend the region’s several Jamatkhanas, or prayer halls.
Driving the news: At a Thursday dedication ceremony, the Aga Khan and Mayor John Whitmire officially opened the center.
The imam will visit the Ismaili community in events through Sunday in Houston — his first visit to the U.S. in a religious capacity — marking a deeply spiritual moment for the community.
Flashback: The land was purchased in 2006 by the Aga Khan Foundation, and construction began in 2021….
One would think such a “milestone” would be in a Muslim country, not Texas. There’s a reason why it is regarded as such.
Where does the Ismaili Center stand with regard to Sharia law and texts in the Qur’an that are diametrically opposed to Western law? These are important questions for the sake of national security.
The Ismailis today renounce violence. Nevertheless, they have a significant history of conquest by the sword; most significantly, the Fatimid Caliphate that resulted in the conquest of Egypt. The Fatimids founded Cairo as their new capital and persecuted Christians and Jews. Their dynasty included North Africa, Egypt and Syria. This major imperial power was in rivalry with the Abbasids.
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, many other churches, synagogues, Torah scrolls, religious artifacts and buildings in and around Jerusalem, were destroyed under Fatimid Caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, aka “the mad Caliph” and also “Nero of Egypt.”
History is forgotten by most today, under the spell of Islamic taqiyya.
According to Christianity Today:
Some Christians have raised concerns. Houston’s conservative talk radio channel KTRH has broadcast the increased wariness many have toward Muslims. And its reporter B. D. Hobbs recently featured former president of Southern Evangelical Seminary Alex McFarland, who warned about the “growth of Islam in the West” and an alleged Muslim goal of replacing the US Constitution with sharia law.
Christianity Today further noted:
Earlier this year in North Texas, the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC), one of the largest mosques in the region, proposed a residential development of thousands of homes centered around a mosque and Islamic school.
See more about EPIC City HERE.
In Florida, Islamic leaders are now fighting attorney general James Uthmeier’s claim that taxpayer vouchers pose national security threat. It does. Read more HERE.
Sharia law is divine in Islam and adherent Islamic institutes hail the Sharia above American and all other laws. Islam is expansionary today as it has been for 1400 years.
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The muslim mega center becomes a magnet for mohammed’s meditative murdering masses. Houston you have a problem. Reversing the thrust of Islam is difficult. Prepare accordingly Americans
His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan V is the 50th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, as designated by his late father, Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, in accordance with historical Shia Imami Ismaili tradition.
Born on 12 October 1971, His Highness is the eldest son of the late Prince Karim Aga Khan and his first wife, Princess Salimah.
His Highness was educated at Phillips Academy Andover and graduated in 1995 from Brown University with a Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature.
He has two sons from his former wife, Princess Salwa: Prince Irfan (b. 2015) and Prince Sinan (b. 2017).
He serves on the boards of many agencies of the Aga Khan Development Network, and has closely followed the work of The Institute of Ismaili Studies and the Ismaili community’s social governance institutions.
His Highness has been particularly concerned with the AKDN’s drive to protect the environment and mitigate the effects of climate change, serving as Chairman of its Environment and Climate Committee.
Sounds more like a Davos, MI6, or CIA agent than a Jihadi
There is no shortage of money for jihad. Billions and billions support it globally.
Temple to Satan.
Truth be known..... likely our taxpayer dollars funded the bulk.
i don’t like this
put a spy in there
Here where I live we got a huge Hindu Temple.
So the India-Pakistan war will come to Texas.
"MUSLIMS" ....A mass of people who carry a "holy" book that says to murder all Jews and Christians who won't bow to their prophet.
And now we're flooding them into our country and even putting them into our government!
Can American citizens be more stupid or are we trying to destroy ourselves ???
BTW - That first Muslim president Obama said he "had a plan for America" .... and it was NOT for our good!
Pakistan
Islam and
California takes slot #3.
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I lived in Midland for 3yrs and
Lot’s of area for Target practice!
Unfortunately not much Public land.
Do the operators of this facility pay property tax...?
No, churches are exempt from property taxes in TX.
Houston will lead the way in turning TX “blue.”
“”One Islamic center...one Ranger.””
LOL....
Did the proposed Muslim community in Plano NOT go through? I don’t understand TX but I’m sure I’m not alone. What is it? All for ~~$$$$$$$$~~ to politicians???
All I think of with this, is the people in Gaza who thought they were getting everything they wanted when they put Hamas in charge..Are there enough Muslims in Houston to even warrant such a structure?
“”Most of the people who complain about mega-churches won’t complain about this mega-mosque.””
That’s a crazy statement...what do you base that on?
(followed by) That’s a crazy statement...what do you base that on?
Here are some examples of the Dim media hating on megachurches, saying they influence people to vote conservative. Any bets that they'll do the same with megamosques telling people to vote Dim?
https://rollcall.com/2014/07/20/megachurches-prove-mega-influential-in-gop-primaries-2/
https://www.texastribune.org/2022/10/30/johnson-amendment-elections-irs/
Look at the bright side: It’s a target-rich environment to convert them. Islam is shedding believers rapidly.
Why would you associate “most of the people” with the MEDIA?
I like the Way You Think.
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But
I’ll be honest in that one time I sat in
a planning Meeting concerning Islam Expansion for an afternoon. I left it physically and Spiritually shaken!
A den of Vipers is an apt description.
That part of Houson would be a GREAT location to site branches of Spring Creek BBQ, Rudy’s and Dickey’s nearby to provide the glorious incense of smoked pork ribs to cover the place, no matter which way the wind blows from.
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