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Amatullah Aai
Bu saheba Amatullah Aai (15 Zilhajjtil-Haram 1338 H and died on 12 Rabi-ul-Awwal 1415 H in London). She was the wife of the 52nd Dai Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin and also the mother of the current Dai (53rd) Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin. She was also the daughter of Abdul Husain, a descendant of the 46th Da'i al-Mutlaq Abdul Qadir Najmuddin Syedna AbdulQadir Najmuddin bin Tayyeb Zainuddin, Syedna Tayyeb Zainuddin (born 18 August 1814 (2nd Ramazan al-Moazzam 1229 AH) – died 11 May 1885) became the 47th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra sect amid succession disputes. He was born .... She inspired a revised version of "Sahifatus-Salat", one of the most important books of the Dawoodi Bohra community, which contains information and instructions about all the important religious aspects of the community. Her eldest son Qaid Johar complied with her wishes and had the Sahifah revised with the help of scholars in the Jamea-tus-Saifiyah Daras in Surat. The new version was dedicated to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Burhanuddin
Mohammed Burhanuddin (6 March 1915 – 17 January 2014) was the 52nd Da'i al-Mutlaq of Dawoodi Bohras from 1965 to 2014. He led the community for 49 years in a period of social, economic, and educational prosperity; strengthened and re-institutionalized the fundamental core of the community's faith; revived its culture, tradition, and heritage. In successfully achieving coexistence of traditional Islamic values and modern Western practices within the community, Burhanuddin completed the work his predecessor Taher Saifuddin had started. Burhanuddin was presented the highest national civilian honors of the states of Egypt and Jordan recognising his revivalism and restoration efforts. He was known in Arab countries as ''Azamat us-Sultan'' (). Owing to extensive travels for community reach-out, he was the first ''Dā'ī al-Mutlaq'' to visit Europe, Australia, and America. Life Early life Burhanuddin was born to Taher Saifuddin and Husaina Aaisaheba in Surat in the Indian state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mufaddal Saifuddin
Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin () is the spiritual leader, the 53rd Da'i al-Mutlaq of more than one million Dawoodi Bohras, a subgroup of the Tayyibi, Musta'li, Ismaili Shia branch of Islam. He is the second son of the 52nd Da'i al-Mutlaq, Mohammed Burhanuddin, whom he succeeded in 2014. He is the Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia Millia Islamia situated in India. A direct descendant of the Islamic Prophet Mohammed, Saifuddin's lineage traces back through the Prophet's daughter, Fatima al-Zahra, and her husband, Ali ibn Abi Talib, continuing through Imam Hussein and the Ismaili Imams up to Ja'far al-Sadiq In Egypt, he rebuilt shrines of the Ahl al-Bayt and is personally responsible for the restoration of medieval Fatimid architecture, notably Al-Anwar Mosque, Al-Aqmar Mosque, Al-Juyushi Mosque, and Lulua Mosque. In Yemen, he has spearheaded several campaigns to improve socio-economic conditions of the inhabitants of the Haraaz region, introducing su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Qadir Najmuddin
Syedna AbdulQadir Najmuddin bin Tayyeb Zainuddin, Syedna Tayyeb Zainuddin (born 18 August 1814 (2nd Ramazan al-Moazzam 1229 AH) – died 11 May 1885) became the 47th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra sect amid succession disputes. He was born to Syedna Tayyeb Zainuddin when his father and his father's younger brother Syedna Mohammed Ezzuddin were being trained by Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin to become Da'i al-Mutlaq. He was taught by Syedi Abdeali Imaduddin.Hozefa Mohiyuddin, Tufatuh ale Akhbaare Hudat, Al Jamea tus Saifiyah Publication, 1995, pg. 67 When his father Tayyeb Zainuddin became the 45th Da'i al-Mutlaq, he was seven years old. He was the Da'i al-Mutlaq until 1885 when he died in an epidemicHozefa Mohiyuddin, Tufatuh ale Akhbaare Hudat, Al Jamea tus Saifiyah Publication, 1995, pg. 68Hozefa Mohiyuddin, Tufatuh ale Akhbaare Hudat, Al Jamea tus Saifiyah Publication, 1995, pg. 69 in Ujjain, where he is buried. Early life Syedna Abdul Qadir Najmuddin was born in Mumbai. Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musta'li Isma'ilism
Musta'li Isma'ilism () is a branch of Isma'ilism named for their acceptance of al-Musta'li as the legitimate ninth Fatimid Caliphate, Fatimid caliph and legitimate successor to his father, al-Mustansir Billah (). The Nizari Isma'ilism, Nizari the other living branch of Ismailism, led by Aga Khan V believe the ninth caliph was al-Musta'li's elder brother, Nizar ibn al-Mustansir, Nizar. The Musta'li originated in Fatimid-ruled Egypt, later moved its religious center to Yemen, and gained a foothold in 11th-century Western India through dawah, missionaries. The Tayyibi and the Hafizi Historically, there was a distinction between the Tayyibi Isma'ilism, Tayyibi and the Hafizi Isma'ilism, Hafizi Musta'lis, the former recognizing at-Tayyib Abu'l-Qasim as the legitimate heir of the Imamate after al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah and the latter following al-Hafiz, who was enthroned as caliph. The Hafizi view lost all support following the downfall of the Fatimid Caliphate: later Musta'lis are all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
