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Syedna Yusuf Najmuddin bin Sulaiman () (died on 23 June 1567 CE or 16
File:Mosauleum Dai Yusuf Najmuddin bin Suleman.JPG, Mausoleum of Yusuf Najmuddin, Tayba, Yemen
File:Mosque,Dai Yusuf Najmuddin bin Suleman,Taiba.JPG, Mosque of Yusuf Najmuddin, Tayba, Yemen
File:Water System, Syedna Yusuf.jpg, Water system built by Yusuf Najmuddin
Syedna Yusuf Najmuddin bin Sulaiman () (died on 23 June 1567 CE or 16 Dhu al-Hijjah
Dhu al-Hijja ( ar, ذُو ٱلْحِجَّة, translit=Ḏū al-Ḥijja, ), also spelled Zu al-Hijja, is the twelfth and final month in the Islamic calendar. It is a very sacred month in the Islamic calendar, one in which the '' Ḥajj'' (Pilgri ...
974 AH, Taiba, Yemen
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the northeast an ...
) was the 24th Da'i al-Mutlaq
The term Da'i al-Mutlaq ( ar, الداعي المطلق, al-Dā'ī al-Mutlaq; pl. , ) literally meaning 'the absolute, or unrestricted, missionary', is the most senior spiritual rank and office in Tayyibi Isma'ilism. The Da'i al-Mutlaq has heade ...
(Absolute Missionary) of the Taiyabi Ismaili
Tayyibi Isma'ilism is the only surviving sect of the Musta'li branch of Isma'ilism, the other being the extinct Hafizi branch. Followers of Tayyibi Isma'ilism are found in various Bohra communities: Dawoodi, Sulaymani, and Alavi.
The Tayyibi ...
s. He succeeded Mohammad Ezzuddin
Syedna Mohammad Ezzuddin () (died 1539 / 27th Safar, AH 946AH in Zabid -Yemen) was the 23rd Dai of the Dawoodi Bohra, a sub-sect of Isma'ili Shi'i Islam. The Dawoodi Bohra trace their belief system back to Yemen, where it evolved from the Fatim ...
to the religious post.
Family
He hailed from a large family, comprising seven brothers and one sister named Fatema Baisaheb. His father's name was Sulaiman while his mother's name was Noor Bibisaheba.Life
Yusuf Najmuddin's native city wasSidhpur
Siddhpur, also spelled Sidhpur, is a town, municipality and headquarter of Sidhpur taluka in Patan district, in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is a historical place located on the bank of the endorheic Saraswati River, which is probably a rem ...
, Gujarat
Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the nin ...
, India. He was one of many bright students who went to Yemen, to study Islamic education. The 23rd Da'i, Muhammad Izzudin, personally began to educate him. When his learning was complete, Syedna Yusuf returned to India. In the year 1536, Muhammad Izzudin gave his '' nass'' to Yusuf Najmuddin when he was in Sidhpur. For five years he stayed at Sidhpur, built a mosque
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a Place of worship, place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers (sujud) ...
and twenty-four shops for the community to establish.
After this, he decided to travel to Yemen, where enemies had captured many fortresses belonging to the Dawah in the era of Arwain Pasha, who was the governor of the region under Ottoman Turks
The Ottoman Turks ( tr, Osmanlı Türkleri), were the Turkic founding and sociopolitically the most dominant ethnic group of the Ottoman Empire ( 1299/1302–1922).
Reliable information about the early history of Ottoman Turks remains scarce, ...
. Syedna Yusuf recaptured most of the forts that belonged to previous dais. Books and other theological and literary works of the era of previous Dais were transferred to India.
Burial
His tenure as ''da'i'' was for 28 years, 9 months and 23 days. His grave is located at Taiba in Yemen. It was identified by 52nd Dai SyednaMohammed Burhanuddin
Mohammed Burhanuddin (6 March 1915 – 17 January 2014) was the 52nd Dā'ī al-Mutlaq of Dawoodi Bohras. He led the community for 49 years in a period of social, economic, and educational prosperity; strengthened and re-institutionalized the f ...
during his first visit to Yemen in 1961.
Succession
Syedna Yusuf Najmuddin gave ''nass'' or succession toJalal Shamshuddin bin Hasan
Syedna Jalal Shamshuddin bin Hasan (died on 16 Rabi-ul-akhir 975 AH/1568 AD in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India) was the 25th ''Da'i al-Mutlaq'' (Absolute Missionary) of the Dawoodi Bohra branch of Musta‘lī Ismaili Islam. He was the first Ismaili ...
of Ahmedabad as his successor, the 25th Da'i.
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References
Further reading
*Daftary, Farhad, ''The Ismaili, Their History and Doctrine''(Chapter -Mustalian Ismailism- p. 300-310) *Lathan, Young, ''Religion, Learning and Science'' *Bacharach, Joseph W. Meri, ''Medieval Islamic Civilisation'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Yusuf Najmuddin ibn Sulaiman Tayyibi da'is Dawoodi Bohra da'is 1567 deaths Year of birth unknown 16th-century Arabs 16th-century Ismailis 16th-century Islamic religious leaders