text: The Aga Khan's personal weath does NOT come from his followers at all. He has stated and explained this on countless occasions. You can see everything he has explained about it here:
  
  http://www.nanowisdoms.org/nwblog/wp-content/uploads/facebook/2013.08.25---excerpts-his-highness-the-aga-khan-on-the-tithes-(dasond)-given-to-him-by-ismailis.pdf 
  
  The tithing practice for Ismailis is not forced, it is voluntary and the Aga Khan does not enforce it in any way - similar to the Catholic's Peter's pence. Those who give a percentage of their income do it out of love. All Muslims are required by the Quran to give a portion of their wealth to the less fortunate. For  the Ismailis, the Aga Khan is the trustee of these funds and he uses the tithes EXCLUSIVELY for the Ismaili Community and the AKDN's $600 million budget that he funds.
  
  Aga Khan does not claim to be God, he claims to possess religious authority inherited from Prophet Muhammad in direct lineal descent as history bears witness.