Mohammed Burhanuddin
Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (Arabic: محمد برھان الدین) (Abul-Qaid Johar Mohammed Burhanuddin) (6 March 1915 – 17 January 2014)[2] was an Indian Islamic religious leader. He is the 52nd Dai of the Dawoodi Bohras. The Dawoodi Bohras are a sub group within the Mustaali, Ismaili Shia branch of Islam.
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| Born | 6 March 1915[1] |
| Died | 17 January 2014 (aged 98) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | 52nd Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohras |
| Children | Seven sons (Qaidjohar Ezzuddin, Mufaddal Saifuddin, Malekul Ashtar Shujauddin, Huzefa Mohiyuddin, Idris Badruddin, Qusai Vajihuddin, Ammar Jamaluddin) and three daughters |
| Parent(s) | Taher Saifuddin, Husaina Aaisaheba |
Burhanuddin died on 17 January 2014 at the age of 98 due to a heart attack in Mumbai.[3]
Mohammed Burhanuddin Media
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Padma Shri Ribbon
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Burhanuddin just after his appointment to the station of Mazoon al-Dawat in Surat on Yawm al-Mab'as, 1934.
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A Dawoodi Bohra family in their religious attire, the Libas al-Anwar.
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Manmohan Singh, then Prime Minister of India, speaks at the inauguration of Saifee Hospital on 4 June 2005. Seated on the podium are Vilasrao Deshmukh, Mohammed Fazal, and Burhanuddin.
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Burhanuddin in conversation with Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, in London (2010).
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Burhanuddin confers nass on his son Saifuddin at a gathering at Raudat Tahera, 2011.
References
- ↑ Islamic calendar date: ربيع الاخر 20, 1333 H
- ↑ Islamic calendar date: Rabi-ul-akhar 20, 1333 AH
- ↑ Thomas, Melvyn. "Dr Sayedna Burhanuddin no more, pal of gloom descends on Dawoodi Bohras in Surat".