Abde Ali Saifuddin

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

He was born on 12 Safar 1189 Hijri, succeded the 42nd Da'i al-Mutlaq on 18 Jumada al-Thani 1213 Hijri, died on 9 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1232 Hijri and is buried in al-Qubbah al-Najmiyah in Surat.

His Diwan of poetry, compiled by his student Abdeali Imaduddin, comprises of over 500 poems in Arabic and is an integral part of the curriculum at Al Jamea tus Saifiyah. His also composed the famous work "Ilm na moti jaro" (Arabic: علم نا موتي جرو) in Lisan al-Dawat which is memorized by every single Dawoodi Bohra member.

He penned a series of epistles known as the al-Rasail al-Saifiyah. Isma'il books such as Muntaza' al-Akhbar and Kitab al-Najah were written under his directives.

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