Syedna Mohammed Badruddin (d. 1256 AH/1840 AD in

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) was the 46th

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of the

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. He succeeded the 45th Da'i, Syedna Tayyeb Zainuddin, to the religious post. He was born in

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in 1811. He was seven years old when his father Syedna Abde'Ali Saifuddin died. He was taken under the care of Syedna Mohammed Ezzuddin who brought him up and nurtured him for four years. Syedna Mohammed Badruddin became

in 1252 AH/1836 AD. His period of ''da'wat'' was 1252–1256 AH/1836–1840 AD.
Mullahs on the Mainframe: Islam and Modernity Among the Daudi Bohras; By Jonah Blank, p.50 Syedna Mohammed Badruddin married Amatullah Aaisaheba, daughter of Syedna Tayyeb Zainuddin. His ''ma'zoon'' was Syedi Hebatullah Jamaluddin, and mukasir was

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. Following his death, a succession dispute led to the separation of the

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