Dr.Syadna Mohammed Burhanuddin(TUS) head of the Daudi Bohra Ismaili community and fifty-second Daill Mutlak.The da'i thus represents the secluded imam and operates with the imam's authority. He carries out virtually all the imam's religious and juridical functions and sustains the social structure of the community of believers. The present da'i resides in Bombay,and the Dawat was transferred to India from Yemen in 974/1567.
Date of birth :born on Saturday the 20th rabiul akhar 1333h , that was 6th of march 1915 in surat ,it is indeed an great coincidence that 52nd Dai was born on the very same day that Syedna Taher Saifuddin (AQ) first officialy sat on the pedestal of the dawat,
At the age of 3 years MULAS ibtedai taalim was started in Udaipur with “BISMILLAHA IR REHMAN IR RAHIM” in 1336h,in 1347h Syedna Taher Saifuddin AQ took misaq and with it gave laqab of “BURHANUDDIN”and did the first haj & ziarat to najaf & karbala.
At the age of 19,on 27th zilqad 1352h,Syedna Taher Saifuddin AQ raised to the second highest pedestal of dawaat with the tittle of “Mazoon”.
It was an historic movement when Nas & Manssos Both were on the same Imami Takhat for an waaz
ASHARA MUBARAKA WAAZ
1st Ashara as DAI | 1386H in MUMBAI |
2nd | 1387H in MUMBAI |
3rd | 1388H in MUMBAI |
4th | 1389H in MECCA |
5th | 1390H in COLUMBO |
6th | 1391H in CALCUTTA |
7th | 1392H in SURAT |
8th | 1393H in MUMBAI |
9th | 1394H in MUMBAI |
10th | 1395H in MUMBAI |
11th | 1396H in CALCUTTA |
12th | 1397H in MADRAS |
13th | 1398H in KARACHI |
14th | 1399H in JAMNAGAR |
15th | 1400H in MUMBAI |
16th | 1401H in CAIRO |
17th | 1402H in CAIRO |
18th | 1403H in SIDHPUR |
19th | 1404H in KARACHI |
20th | 1405H in NAIROBI |
21st | 1406H in SURAT |
22nd | 1407H in INDORE |
23rd | 1408H in KARACHI |
25th | 1409H in MUMBAI |
26th | 1410H in SURAT |
27th | 1411H in DARUS SALAM |
28th | 1412H in COLUMBO |
29th | 1413H in PUNE |
30th | 1414H in MOMBASA |
31st | 1415H in MUMBAI |
32nd | 1416H in MOMBASA |
33rd | 1417H in KARACHI |
34th | 1418H in SURAT |
35th | 1419H in NAIROBI |
36th | 1420H in COLOMBO |
37th | 1421H in SURAT |
38th | 1422H in HOUSTON |
39th | 1423H in INDORE |
40th | 1424H in MUMBAI |
41st | 1425H in DUBAI |
42nd | 1426H in SURAT |
43rd | 1427H in MUMBAI |
44th | 1428H in COLOMBO |
45th | 1429H in COLOMBO |
46th | 1430H in MOMBASA |
47th | 1431H in MUMBAI |
48th | 1432H in MUMBAI |
Dr.Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (TUS) received his religious and administrative training during the leadership of Syedna Tahir Saifuddin (1915-1965) and succeeded him in 1965. Mula has led his community into an era of fresh vibrancy and renewed zeal by devoting his efforts to the preservation of the Fatimi Ismaili heritage in a number of ways: He has emphasized adherence to Islamic business ethics that include the prohibition of interest and institutionalized interest-free loan schemes to cater for the community's borrowing needs.The annual gatherings toMOHARRAM the martyrdom during the first ten day of Muharram (Ashura) has become the major spiritual expression of the community, with thousands of Bohras attending the WaAaz of the da'i, which are relayed live to Bohra centers all over the world. He has promoted the blending of secular and religious studies by initiating Islam-oriented schools which attempt to provide an integrated education in an Islamic atmosphere. Finally, he has undertaken the restoration of Fatimid relics and promoted Fatimid architecture and design in the construction of a large number of mosques, other public buildings all over the world. The most important of such works has been the restoration in 1980 of al-Jami al-Anwar, the grand mosque in Cairo built by the Imam Hakim (966-1021).
Dr.Sayedna Mohammed Burhanuddin(TUS) is an accomplished scholar. He personally supervises the curriculum of the Arabic academy al-Jami'ah al-Sayfiyah where his followers receive religious training. He is the author of several books on Ismaili religious thought and has composed thousands of verses in Arabic on supplication and in praise of the Prophet, Imams and Dai's. He has received honorary doctorates from al-Azhar University (1966) and from Aligarh Muslim University (1966).
He has frequently visited Daudi Bohra canters all over the world to personally imbue Islamic values in his followers, a practice he has continued even at an advanced age. He spends many hours each day in attending to the needs of Daudi Bohras, who seek his advice on all aspects of life, the choice of name of a newborn. His charitable endeavors, promotion of institutes and trusts for educational and economic welfare, support of projects on environmental issues, and renovation activities have earned him international recognition, including the highest civilian honors of Egypt (1976) and Jordan (1981).
51st Dai –il-Mutlak
Syedna Taher Sifuddin (AQ):
During Syedna’s Era Mazoon-ud-Dawat were:
1st Syedi Dawood BhaiSaheb ShahaBuddin Saheb
2nd Syedi Fazal BhaiSaheb QutbuddinSaheb
Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin Saheb(TUS) is now 52nd Dai –il-Mutlak
Mukaser-ud-dawat were:
1st Syedi Ishaq BhaiSaheb Jamaluddin Saheb
2nd Syedi Saleh BhaiSaheb Saifuddin Saheb
When Syedna Taher Saifuddin aqua Were of 4 years old ,Syedna Abdulhusain Husamuddin (RA) presented a Sword to Syedna Taher Saifuddin .”Both the name HUSAM and SAIF are arbic words for sword “
Syedna Abdullah Badruddin (QS)the 50th Dai of Dawat did NAS on Syedna Taher Saifuddin the 51st Dai during that period of time the enemies of dawat began legal proceedings against Syedna .Syedna was called to testify in the bungalow of judge martin and it was to be the longest testimony by anyone in the history of the Mumbai High Court
Syedna faced each of his enemies and at the same time engaged in the preparation of the soul of mumineen .Syedna wrote the “RASAAIL RAMADHANIYAH” in which the many facts of ilmof Aale Mohammed were collected ,Mula reconstructed AL-Darsul-Saifee and renamed it “AL-JAMEA-TUS-SAIFIYAH” .
After the day of Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (AQ)misaaq ,Syedna-l-muqaddas began 10year of rajab fasting
Molana-l-muqaddas was a benevolent father to hundreds of thousands of Mumineen, he gave life to thousands, serving them the waters of the Kausar of the `ilm of Aale Mohammed (RA). By bringing faith to life in this world he showed how modern life could be lead in a religious way.
Molana-l-muqaddas passed away at nisful layl (midnight) of the eve of the 19th of Rajabul asab in Matheran , it was the eve of Friday.
Syedna Saifuddin's successor, Syedna Burhanuddin Aqa built the magnificent Raudat Tahera in which the entire Quran-e-majeed has been engraved in marble with gold leaf. The bismillahs have been encrusted with rubies. The entire building and its surroundings exhibit the architectural legacies of the Fatimiyyeen and the spiritual guidance that comes from them.
May Allah t`aala grant our beloved Mola sehat and aafiyat in long life until qiyamat.Ameen
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