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.
Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin | |
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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
Padma Shri Ribbon
EGY Order of the Nile - Grand Cordon BAR
JOR Order of the Star of Jordan KN
Burhanuddin just after his appointment to the station of Mazoon al-Dawat in Surat on Yawm al-Mab'as, 1934.
Manmohan Singh, then Prime Minister of India, speaks at the inauguration of Saifee Hospital on June 4, 2005. Seated on the podium are Vilasrao Deshmukh, Mohammed Fazal, and Burhanuddin.
Burhanuddin in conversation with Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, in London (2010).
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".