Dawoodi Bohra

The Dawoodi Bohras (Urdu: داؤدی بوہرہ‎) are a sect within the Ismā'īlī branch of Shia Islam. Bohras mainly reside in the western cities of India and also in Pakistan, Yemen and East Africa. The main language of the community is "Lisan ud-Dawat", a dialect of Gujarati with inclusions from Arabic, Urdu and other languages. The Script used is Perso-Arabic.

When in communal attire, a bohra male has a form of Tunic called Kurta, equally lengthy overcoat dress called Saya, and a izaar typically donned underneath, all of which are mostly white, along with a white and golden cap called Topi. Most men have a beard. A bohra woman wears a two piece dress called a rida.

The Dawoodi Bohra follow a sort of Shi'ite Islam as propagated by the Fatimid Imamate in medieval Egypt. They pray 3 times a day joining both afternoon prayers Zuhr & Asr and both evening prayers Maghreb & Isha, fast in the month of Ramadan, perform Haj and Umrah and give Zakat. The Dawoodi Bohras, being Ismailis and thus Jafaris, were included as Muslims in the Amman Message. There are some criticisms of the Amman message.

The word Bohra comes from the Gujarati word vehru ("trade"), in reference to their traditional profession. The term Dawoodi comes from the support given to Dawood Bin Qutubshah during a schism that the community faced in 1592 when there was a leadership dispute.

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