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Raudat Tahera


Raudat Tahera (Arabic: روضة طاهرة‎‎ Rawḍatu Ṭāḥiratu) is the mausoleum of Syedna Taher Saifuddin and his son & successor Dr. Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, the 51st and 52nd Da'i al-Mutlaqs of the Dawoodi Bohra Ismaili Muslims.

Syedna Taher Saifuddin RA led the Dawoodi Bohra community from 27 January 1915 to his death on 12 November 1965. He was succeeded by his son, Dr. Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA, who led the community from 12 November 1965 to his death, 17 January 2014.

The white-marble Fatemi shrine is located in the midst of Bhendi Bazaar, a crowded area in central Mumbai. It was constructed by Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin RA, and its architect was Yahya Merchant, who has also designed the Mazar-e-Quaid in Karachi, Pakistan.

Construction on Rawdat Tahera began on 10 December 1968, which coincided with the date of 21 Ramadan 1388 of the Fatimid Calendar, the death anniversary of Ali, and was inaugurated on 19 April 1975 by the Indian president Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed coinciding with the birthday celebrations of the 21st Fatimid Imam, aṭ-Ṭayyib Abī l-Qāṣim ibn al-Manṣūr, on 4 Rabi' al-thani 1395.


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