Mohammed Burhanuddin
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Mohammed Burhanuddin 52nd Dā'ī al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra |
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delivering sermon during his Yemen visit in 2010
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6 March 1912 Surat, Gujarat, British Raj |
| Died | 17 January 2014 (aged 101) Malabar Hill, Mumbai, India |
| Cause of death | Cardiac arrest |
| Resting place | Raudat Tahera, Mumbai |
| Style | His Holiness |
| Term | 1965–2014 |
| Predecessor | Syedna Taher Saifuddin |
| Successor | Disputed between two claimants: Khuzaima Qutbuddin and Mufaddal Saifuddin. |
| Spouse(s) | Aaisaheba Amatullah |
| Children | Mufaddal Saifuddin, Qaidjoher Ezzuddin |
| Parent(s) |
Taher Saifuddin Aaisaheba Husaina |
| Relatives |
Khuzaima (half-brother) Taher (half-nephew) |
| Awards | Star of Jordan, Order of the Nile |
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Mohammed Burhanuddin (Arabic: سیدنا محمد برھان الدین; 6 March 1912 – 17 January 2014) was the 52nd Dā'ī al-Mutlaq of Dawoodi Bohras, a subgroup within the Mustaali, Ismaili Shia branch of Islam. He was appointed as the 52nd Dā'ī al-Mutlaq at the age of 52 in 1967. He was the longest living Dā'ī al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra community. Upon the death of Burhanuddin the yet unresolved succession crisis owing to the 53rd Syedna succession controversy (Dawoodi Bohra) lead to two claimants vying for the post of Dā'ī of Dawoodi Bohra leading to various cases filed in Bombay High Court on the succession issue of Dawoodi Bohras. After the death of the claimant Khuzaima the succession suit is currently being led by Taher Fakhruddin the son of Khuzaima Qutbuddin. Compared to those of his predecessor, Burhanuddin's policies were aimed at Islamization of his sect.
Burhanuddin was presented the highest national civic honors by the leaders of Egypt and Jordan. He was the first Dā'ī al-Mutlaq to visit Europe and America.
Burhanuddin was born to Taher Saifuddin and Aaisaheba Husaina Aaisaheba in Surat in the Indian state of Gujarat. At the age of twelve, he survived a car accident in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where his vehicle got hung on one wheel. He was educated by his father, Taher Saifuddin.
Burhanuddin's reign as Dā'ī saw increased Islamization of the Bohras in the 1970s and 1980s. Among other things, he issued a dress code, calling for male Bohras to grow a beard and wear a white topi and kurta, and for females to wear a burqa. This Islamization countered a trend toward assimilation into the larger (Hindu-oriented) culture of their neighbors that was prevalent under his predecessor, Taher Saifuddin.
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