Syedna Dawood Bin Maulai Ajab Shah Burhanuddin (died on 27 Rabi ul Aakhir 999 AH AH/1591 AD) in

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, India was the 26th ''

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'' (Absolute Missionary) of the

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branch of Musta‘lī

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. He succeeded the 25th Dai Syedna Jalal Shamshuddin bin Hasan to the religious post.

Life

Syedna Dawood was born in the year 1523. After acquiring elementary education in

, he travelled to Yemen for further studies under Syedna Yusuf Najmuddin I. Upon returning to Ahmadabad, he served under Syedna Jalal Shamshuddin bin Hasan. In 1574, under persecution from Mohammad bin Taher Neherwali and local governor Meer Jahan, Syedna Jalal left Ahmadabad to

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. In 1583, he moved to

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and stayed over there for 3 months. During his tenure, some of the lost fortresses in Yemen were recaptured. Burial sites of previous dais were also identified in Hisne Afeda in 1578. Syedna Dawood's health declined after his leg was injured by a nail. He died at the age of 67.

Succession controversy

Syedna Dawood became Da'i al-Mutlaq in 975 AH /1539 AD. His period of Da'awat was from 975-999 AH/ 1568-1591 AD (23 Years). As per Dawoodi and Alavi Bohras Syedna Dawood bin Maulai Ajab Shah conferred Nass upon 27th Dai

Syedna Dawood Bin Qutubshah Syedna Dawood Bin Qutubshah (born 23 Rabi-Ul-Awwal 946 AH/8 August 1539; died 15 Jumadil Akhir 1021 AH/1612 AD, Ahmedabad, India) was the 27th ''Da'i al-Mutlaq'' (Absolute Missionary) of the Dawoodi Bohra sect of Musta‘lī Islam. He succeede ...

, whereas

Sulaymani The Sulaymani branch of Tayyibi Isma'ilism is an Islamic community, of which around 70,000 members reside in Yemen, while a few thousand Sulaymani Bohras can be found in India. The Sulaymanis are sometimes headed by a ''Da'i al-Mutlaq'' from th ...

s believe the ''nass'' was conferred upon

Sulayman bin Hassan The 27th Da'i al-Mutlaq of Ismailism according to the Sulaymanis. The Sulaymanis believed he became a Dai' as per the " Nass" of Syedna Dawood Bin Ajabshah while those who did not accept this (primarily in India and elsewhere in Arab lands) wer ...

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Life

Succession controversy

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