Bawa Mulla Khan was a

Dawoodi Bohra The Dawoodi Bohras are a religious denomination within the Ismā'īlī branch of Shia Islam. They number approximately one million worldwide and have settled in over 40 countries around the world. The majority of the Dawoodi Bohra community re ...

saint who lived in the 18th century in

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

. He died on the 29th of

Shawwal Shawwal () is the tenth month of the Islamic calendar. It comes after Ramadan and before Dhu al-Qa'da. ''Shawwāl'' stems from the Arabic verb ''shāla'' (), which means to 'lift or carry', generally to take or move things from one place to an ...

. His shrine (dargah) is in Rampura,

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, India. Mulla Khan visited the court of 35th Da'i al-Mutlaq, Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin II, in Ahmedabad and presented his son Syedi

Abd al-Qadir Hakimuddin Syedi Abdul Qadir Hakimuddin (1665-1730 AD) was a Dawoodi Bohra saint. He is buried in Burhanpur, India. His tomb complex 'Dargah-e-Hakimi' includes mosques, gardens, and visitor accommodations. Early life He was born in the period of 34th Da ...

in ''Khumus'' (one fifth of earning to be presented in the name of god as Mulla Khan had five sons) up on the Dai's request.

Abdeali Saifuddin Abdeali Saifuddin was the 43rd Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra. He was the son of 41st Da'i al-Mutlaq Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin III and the brother of the 42nd Da'i al-Mutlaq Syedna Yusuf Najmuddin. He was a Dai, scholar and poet and one of the ...

, son of Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin II, took the responsibility of his education.

Family

Mulla Khan's father was Syedi Habibullah. Mulla Khan's son

(1665-1730 AD) had a distinguished career in the service of Da'i al-Mutlaq over the years. He is buried in

Burhanpur Burhanpur is a historical city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative seat of Burhanpur District. It is situated on the north bank of the Tapti River and northeast of city of Mumbai , southwest of the state's capita ...

, India.

Ancenstry

Mulla Khan is the ancestor of nine

Dais: Syedna

Mohammed Ezzuddin Syedna Mohammed Ezzuddin Bin Syedi Jivanjee (died on 19 Ramadan al-Moazzam 1236 AH/1821 AD, Surat, India) was the 44th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra sect. He succeeded the 43rd Da'i, Syedna Abde'Ali Saifuddin, to the religious post at the a ...

, Syedna Tayyeb Zainuddin, Syedna

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 ...

, Syedna

Abdul Husain Husamuddin Syedna AbdulHusain Husamuddin bin Syedna Tayyeb Zainuddin was the 48th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra. He was born on the day of Ashura (10th Muharram al-Haram) in 1239 AH/1823 AD and died on 27th Zilhijjat al-Haram 1308 AH/1891 AD in Ahmed ...

, Syedna

Mohammed Burhanuddin I Mohammed Burhanuddin (; 18 November 1840 in Surat, India – 21 February 1906), was 49th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra sect. He was the son of the 47th Da'i al-Mutlaq Abdul Qadir Najmuddin, who belongs to the family lineage of Fakhruddin S ...

, Syedna

Abdullah Badruddin Syedna Abdullah Badruddin bin Syedna AbdulHusain Husamuddin (); born 11 July 1846) was an Indian-born religious leader, and the 50th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra sect. He was the son of Syedna AbdulHusain Husamuddin, whose family lineage c ...

, Syedna

Taher Saifuddin Taher Saifuddin (4 August 1888 – 12 November 1965), also known as Tahir Sayf al-Din, was the 51st and longest serving Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohras. Saifuddin adapted the modernisation in Western and European ideas, and establishe ...

, Syedna

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-institu ...

, and Syedna

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, M ...

. The tree shown below illustrate the clear link. Family tree available at Risalah no.SMS00 , Year: , 1435H, 1436H, 2016, - .

References

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