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| Burhanuddin was born to ] and Aaisaheba Husaina Aaisaheba in ] in the Indian state of ].<ref name="Indiatv1"/><ref name="mohiyuddin">Hozefa Mohiyuddin, 'Tasbeeh al Mafakhir', Neelam Publication, 2011.</ref>{{rp|16}}{{vn|date=April 2014}} At the age of twelve, he survived a car accident in ], ], where his vehicle got hung on one wheel.<ref>{{cite web|title=Know 10 rare facts about Dawoodi Bohra leader Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/latest-news-know-10-rare-facts-about-dawoodi-bohra-leader-syedna-32588.html?page=3|accessdate=7 April 2014}}</ref> He was educated by his father, Syedna Tahir Saifuddin.<ref name="thindu">{{cite web|title=Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin: A symbol of piety, peace for Dawoodi Bohras|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/syedna-mohammed-burhanuddin-a-symbol-of-piety-peace-for-dawoodi-bohras/article5586815.ece|accessdate=7 April 2014}}</ref> | Burhanuddin was born to ] and Aaisaheba Husaina Aaisaheba in ] in the Indian state of ].<ref name="Indiatv1"/><ref name="mohiyuddin">Hozefa Mohiyuddin, 'Tasbeeh al Mafakhir', Neelam Publication, 2011.</ref>{{rp|16}}{{vn|date=April 2014}} At the age of twelve, he survived a car accident in ], ], where his vehicle got hung on one wheel.<ref>{{cite web|title=Know 10 rare facts about Dawoodi Bohra leader Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/latest-news-know-10-rare-facts-about-dawoodi-bohra-leader-syedna-32588.html?page=3|accessdate=7 April 2014}}</ref> He was educated by his father, Syedna Tahir Saifuddin.<ref name="thindu">{{cite web|title=Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin: A symbol of piety, peace for Dawoodi Bohras|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/syedna-mohammed-burhanuddin-a-symbol-of-piety-peace-for-dawoodi-bohras/article5586815.ece|accessdate=7 April 2014}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | ==Criticisms == | ||
| ⚫ | In 1988, Burhanuddin cursed Muslim caliphs and Hazrat ] Siddiqah openly during ], causing a riot in Mumbai, in which five Muslims lost their lives.<ref name="cult">{{cite web | url=http://www.milligazette.com/news/4583-bohra-an-islamic-sect-reduced-to-a-cult | publisher=Miligazzete | accessdate=5 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="calf" /> | ||
| ⚫ | It is reported{{Weasel words inline|date=December 2014}} that Burhanuddin collects taxes with coercive ways as shown by Justice Nathwani Commission appointed by Shri Jaiprakash Narain in 1978 consisting of lawyers and human rights activists like Tarkende and academics like Prof. Alam Khundmiri and Prof. Moin Shakir. The Commission concluded that “Our inquiry has shown that there is large scale infringement of civil liberties and human rights of reformists Bohras at the hands of the priestly class and that those who fail to obey the orders of the Syedna and his Amils (local priests), even in purely secular matters, are subjected to Bharat (ex-communication) resulting in complete social boycott, mental torture and frequent physical assaults <ref name="tyranny" />(this writer was assaulted five times in different places, including Cairo. | ||
| ⚫ | <ref name="bohra100">{{cite web | url=http://www.csss-isla.com/Special%20article.htm | title=THE BOHRA HIGH PRIEST AND HIS HUNDRED YEARS | accessdate=5 December 2014}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | The Nathwani commission estimate was that trusts the Syedna controlled in Maharashtra alone were worth Rs 50 crore way back in 1978.<ref name="iron">{{cite web | url=http://www.tehelka.com/the-iron-grasp-of-the-high-priest-2/ | title=iron grasp | accessdate=9 December 2014}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | In July 2001, Charity Commission UK began investigating the public trust headed by Burhanuddin with an annual turnover of £2 million (approximately Rs 15 crore). The commission found that of six nominees appointed to administer the trust, four were Syedna’s sons. It ordered them to pay Rs 3 crore back to the trust because the Syedna and the nominees had made payments to themselves, violating their fiduciary responsibilities.<ref name="iron"/> | ||
| ⚫ | A follower must pay a minimum of Rs 5,000 to apply to see the Syedna at his Mumbairesidence ] in Malabar Hill, where he lives with 300-odd members of his family. A mail circulated prior to Syedna’s visit to California in May asked every household to pay $14,000 ( Rs 5.6 lakh) for the Syedna’s youngest son to inaugurate a mosque in Los Angeles.<ref name="iron"/> | ||
| ⚫ | DAWOODI BOHRA localities resound with stories of being threatened, ostracized, beaten<ref name="tyranny" /> and in some instances even being driven to suicide. “My siblings, my relatives, neighbours, everyone stopped talking to me. Some Bohras even tried to burn the house I lived in with my aged mother,” says Zehra Cyclewallah, who lived under police protection in Surat for 14 years after going to court<ref name="tyranny">{{cite web | url=http://www.rediff.com/news/special/special-a-lone-womans-battle-against-bohra-priestly-tyranny/20110323.htm | title=A lone woman's battle against Bohra priestly tyranny | accessdate=9 December 2014}}</ref> against the Syedna<ref name="iron"/> | ||
| On February 13, Dr. ] — Islamic scholar was viciously attacked inside the Santa Cruz airport by Burhanuddin's followers. Over 60-years-old and a diabetic patient, Engineer had to be rushed to the Nanavati Hospital where he bled through the nose for over an hour.<ref name="sena" /> | |||
| A two-member inquiry committee set up at the behest of the National Minorities Commission to investigate the Syedna’s complaint that Asghar had misbehaved with the high priest at Indore airport. Following investigations, the committee — comprising of Indore’s district collector, Manoj Shrivastava and police superintendent, Devendra Singh Sengar — said in its report that the alleged incident of insulting or pushing out the Syedna had not taken place at all and that Burhanuddin is always surrounded by an impressive contingent of private bodyguards.<ref name="sena" />.A mob of the Burhanuddin's followers attacked Asghar Ali's home and office vandalizing his private library books and household furniture.<ref name="sena" /> | |||
| There are also reports that a full page advertisement of the syedna at double the normal rate is published every year on his birthday in all Urdu newspapers thereby bribing them to prevent them to publish anything against Burhanuddin<ref name="calf" />. | |||
| == Activities == | == Activities == | ||
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| The faction of Dawoodi Bohras led by Qaid Johar Ezzuddin the brother of Mufaddal who follow Mufaddal Saifuddin supports Mufaddal Saifuddin as Dai,<ref>{{cite news |title=How is Syedna chosen? HC wants to know |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=April 30, 2014 |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/how-is-syedna-chosen-hc-wants-to-know/}}</ref> and have ] Qutbuddin and his faction.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bohras make anti-Syedna faction’s ex-communication official, stick by Mufaddal Saifuddin |url=http://www.dnaindia.com//mumbai/report-bohras-make-anti-syedna-faction-s-ex-communication-official-stick-by-mufaddal-saifuddin-1958375 |date=31 January 2014 |accessdate=30 June 2014 |website=]}}</ref> | The faction of Dawoodi Bohras led by Qaid Johar Ezzuddin the brother of Mufaddal who follow Mufaddal Saifuddin supports Mufaddal Saifuddin as Dai,<ref>{{cite news |title=How is Syedna chosen? HC wants to know |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=April 30, 2014 |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/how-is-syedna-chosen-hc-wants-to-know/}}</ref> and have ] Qutbuddin and his faction.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bohras make anti-Syedna faction’s ex-communication official, stick by Mufaddal Saifuddin |url=http://www.dnaindia.com//mumbai/report-bohras-make-anti-syedna-faction-s-ex-communication-official-stick-by-mufaddal-saifuddin-1958375 |date=31 January 2014 |accessdate=30 June 2014 |website=]}}</ref> | ||
| ==Quotes from various dignitories== | |||
| Quotes from various dignitaries for Syedna Mohadded Burhanuddin.<ref name="cult">{{cite web | url=http://www.http://indogulftimes.com/}}</ref> | |||
| 40th Hon'ble US President, Ronald Reagan<blockquote>"As you (Holiness) look back on the fullness of your life, you can reflect with pride on the solemn purpose to which you have dedicated your work and the many achievements that have been yours."</blockquote> | |||
| Hon'ble Prime Minister of United Kingdom, Tony Blair.<blockquote>"I am aware of the important contribution made by His Holiness and the Dawoodi Community to the social, economic and cultural life of our county."</blockquote> | |||
| His Royal Highness, Prince Charles<blockquote>"I Know that he(His Holiness) is many thousands of miles away, but knowing his thoughts are with us today means a great deal to me"</blockquote> | |||
| Hon'able Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi<blockquote>"We will remember Syedna Saheb as a great man who devoted his life in bringing smiles on people's faces and spreading message of peace, harmony. He was a divine light and a directing force not only for the Dawoodi Bohara community but also for the entire humanity"</blockquote> | |||
| Hon'ble President of Sri lanka, Mahinda, Rajapaksa<blockquote>"Your Highness, you have been acknowledged as an ambassador of peace, harmony and goodwill by several governments and leaders of the world. The numerous titles, accolades and honors conferred upon you, by the academies, institutions and organizations testify to the reverence and esteem that you are held in."</blockquote> | |||
| Hon'ble Former President of Bangladesh, Abdul Rahman Biswas<blockquote>"You(His Holiness) are engaged in upholding the teaching of Holy Quran and the Shariah of the Prophet of Islam. You have worked for the world of Islam as well as for the mankind at large. You are not only a scholar, but like your illustrated father who was the chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, your patronize scholars"</blockquote> | |||
| ⚫ | ==Criticisms == | ||
| ⚫ | In 1988, Burhanuddin cursed Muslim caliphs and Hazrat ] Siddiqah openly during ], causing a riot in Mumbai, in which five Muslims lost their lives.<ref name="cult">{{cite web | url=http://www.milligazette.com/news/4583-bohra-an-islamic-sect-reduced-to-a-cult | publisher=Miligazzete | accessdate=5 December 2014}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | It is reported{{Weasel words inline|date=December 2014}} that Burhanuddin collects taxes with coercive ways as shown by Justice Nathwani Commission appointed by Shri Jaiprakash Narain in 1978 consisting of lawyers and human rights activists like Tarkende and academics like Prof. Alam Khundmiri and Prof. Moin Shakir. The Commission concluded that “Our inquiry has shown that there is large scale infringement of civil liberties and human rights of reformists Bohras at the hands of the priestly class and that those who fail to obey the orders of the Syedna and his Amils (local priests), even in purely secular matters, are subjected to Bharat (ex-communication) resulting in complete social boycott, mental torture and frequent physical assaults <ref name="tyranny" />(this writer was assaulted five times in different places, including Cairo. | ||
| ⚫ | <ref name="bohra100">{{cite web | url=http://www.csss-isla.com/Special%20article.htm | title=THE BOHRA HIGH PRIEST AND HIS HUNDRED YEARS | accessdate=5 December 2014}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | The Nathwani commission estimate was that trusts the Syedna controlled in Maharashtra alone were worth Rs 50 crore way back in 1978.<ref name="iron">{{cite web | url=http://www.tehelka.com/the-iron-grasp-of-the-high-priest-2/ | title=iron grasp | accessdate=9 December 2014}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | In July 2001, Charity Commission UK began investigating the public trust headed by Burhanuddin with an annual turnover of £2 million (approximately Rs 15 crore). The commission found that of six nominees appointed to administer the trust, four were Syedna’s sons. It ordered them to pay Rs 3 crore back to the trust because the Syedna and the nominees had made payments to themselves, violating their fiduciary responsibilities.<ref name="iron"/> | ||
| ⚫ | A follower must pay a minimum of Rs 5,000 to apply to see the Syedna at his Mumbairesidence ] in Malabar Hill, where he lives with 300-odd members of his family. A mail circulated prior to Syedna’s visit to California in May asked every household to pay $14,000 ( Rs 5.6 lakh) for the Syedna’s youngest son to inaugurate a mosque in Los Angeles.<ref name="iron"/> | ||
| ⚫ | DAWOODI BOHRA localities resound with stories of being threatened, ostracized, beaten<ref name="tyranny" /> and in some instances even being driven to suicide. “My siblings, my relatives, neighbours, everyone stopped talking to me. Some Bohras even tried to burn the house I lived in with my aged mother,” says Zehra Cyclewallah, who lived under police protection in Surat for 14 years after going to court<ref name="tyranny">{{cite web | url=http://www.rediff.com/news/special/special-a-lone-womans-battle-against-bohra-priestly-tyranny/20110323.htm | title=A lone woman's battle against Bohra priestly tyranny | accessdate=9 December 2014}}</ref> against the Syedna<ref name="iron"/> | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
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| Mohammed Burhanuddin52nd Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra | |
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 delivering Muharram Waaz | |
| Born | (1915-03-06)6 March 1915 Surat, Gujarat, British Raj |
| Died | 17 January 2014(2014-01-17) (aged 98) Malabar Hill, Mumbai, India |
| Resting place | Raudat Tahera, Mumbai |
| Style | His Holiness |
| Term | 1965–2014 |
| Predecessor | Syedna Taher Saifuddin |
| Successor | 53rd Syedna succession controversy (Dawoodi Bohra) Two claimants Khuzaima Qutbuddin and Mufaddal Saifuddin |
| Spouse | Aaisaheba Amatullah |
| Children | Mufaddal (b. 1946) |
| Parent(s) | Taher Saifuddin Aaisaheba Husaina |
| Relatives | Khuzaima (half-brother) |
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Mohammed Burhanuddin (Template:Lang-ar; 6 March 1915 – 17 January 2014) was last and 52nd Da'i al-Mutlaq of Dawoodi Bohras, a subgroup within the Mustaali, Ismaili Shia branch of Islam. He was appointed 52nd Da'i al-Mutlaq at the age of 52, in 1967. He was the longest living Da'i al Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra community. Upon the death of Burhanuddin the yet unresloved succession crisis owing to the 53rd Syedna succession controversy (Dawoodi Bohra) lead to two claimants vying for the post of Dai of Dawoodi Bohra leading to various cases filed in Bombay High Court on the succession issue of Dawoodi Bohras. Compared to those of his predecessor, Burhanuddin's policies were aimed at Islamization of his sect, halting the assimilation of the Dawoodi Bohras into the larger (Hindu-oriented) culture of their neighbors.
Burhanuddin was presented highest national civic honor by the presidents of Egypt and Jordan. He was the first Dai al Mutlaq to visit Europe and America.
Early life
Burhanuddin was born to Syedna 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, Syedna Tahir Saifuddin.
Criticisms
In 1988, Burhanuddin cursed Muslim caliphs and Hazrat Aisha Siddiqah openly during Moharram, causing a riot in Mumbai, in which five Muslims lost their lives.
It is reported that Burhanuddin collects taxes with coercive ways as shown by Justice Nathwani Commission appointed by Shri Jaiprakash Narain in 1978 consisting of lawyers and human rights activists like Tarkende and academics like Prof. Alam Khundmiri and Prof. Moin Shakir. The Commission concluded that “Our inquiry has shown that there is large scale infringement of civil liberties and human rights of reformists Bohras at the hands of the priestly class and that those who fail to obey the orders of the Syedna and his Amils (local priests), even in purely secular matters, are subjected to Bharat (ex-communication) resulting in complete social boycott, mental torture and frequent physical assaults (this writer was assaulted five times in different places, including Cairo.
The Nathwani commission estimate was that trusts the Syedna controlled in Maharashtra alone were worth Rs 50 crore way back in 1978.
In July 2001, Charity Commission UK began investigating the public trust headed by Burhanuddin with an annual turnover of £2 million (approximately Rs 15 crore). The commission found that of six nominees appointed to administer the trust, four were Syedna’s sons. It ordered them to pay Rs 3 crore back to the trust because the Syedna and the nominees had made payments to themselves, violating their fiduciary responsibilities.
A follower must pay a minimum of Rs 5,000 to apply to see the Syedna at his Mumbairesidence Saify Mahal in Malabar Hill, where he lives with 300-odd members of his family. A mail circulated prior to Syedna’s visit to California in May asked every household to pay $14,000 ( Rs 5.6 lakh) for the Syedna’s youngest son to inaugurate a mosque in Los Angeles.
DAWOODI BOHRA localities resound with stories of being threatened, ostracized, beaten and in some instances even being driven to suicide. “My siblings, my relatives, neighbours, everyone stopped talking to me. Some Bohras even tried to burn the house I lived in with my aged mother,” says Zehra Cyclewallah, who lived under police protection in Surat for 14 years after going to court against the Syedna
On February 13, Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer — Islamic scholar was viciously attacked inside the Santa Cruz airport by Burhanuddin's followers. Over 60-years-old and a diabetic patient, Engineer had to be rushed to the Nanavati Hospital where he bled through the nose for over an hour. A two-member inquiry committee set up at the behest of the National Minorities Commission to investigate the Syedna’s complaint that Asghar had misbehaved with the high priest at Indore airport. Following investigations, the committee — comprising of Indore’s district collector, Manoj Shrivastava and police superintendent, Devendra Singh Sengar — said in its report that the alleged incident of insulting or pushing out the Syedna had not taken place at all and that Burhanuddin is always surrounded by an impressive contingent of private bodyguards..A mob of the Burhanuddin's followers attacked Asghar Ali's home and office vandalizing his private library books and household furniture.
There are also reports that a full page advertisement of the syedna at double the normal rate is published every year on his birthday in all Urdu newspapers thereby bribing them to prevent them to publish anything against Burhanuddin.
Activities
Burhanuddin's reign as da'i 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 that was prevalent under his predecessor, Syedna Taher Saifuddin.
In October 1999, Burhanuddin was elected Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University. He is credited with expanding the two century old Arabic university Al Jamea tus Saifiyah. In 1983, a new campus of "Al Jamea tus Saifiyah" was built in Karachi by him. He built "Burhaniyah Business Counselling Centre" in Mumbai to provide modern business solutions. He built Raudat Tahera, a mausoleum of his father Syedna Taher Saifuddin in Mumbai, India. It is unique for its kind, having the entire Quran inscribed on its inner white walls in letters of gold and with precious stones.
Recognition
- 8 August 1986 - "His Holiness Dr. Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin Day" by the Mayor of Houston.
- "Order of the Nile", a highest civic honour of Eqypt by the President of Egypt.
- "Order of the Star of Jordan", a highest civic honor of Jordan by the President of Jordan.
- "Honorary Doctrates", by Al-Azhar University, Egypt, Aligarh Muslim University, India and University of Karachi, Pakistan.
- On 6 March 2011, Burhani Foundation, India made largest distribution of bird feeders (20,631) to celebrate Syedna Mohammed Buranuddin 100th birthday (according to the Islamic calendar). It was recorded in Guinness World Records.
Death
Main article: 2014 Mumbai stampedeBurhanuddin died of cardiac attack at his home Saifee Mahal in Mumbai on 17 January 2014. The Bohra community announced a 40 day mourning period in respect of the departed leader. He was buried at Raudat Tahera Mausoleum in Bhendi Bazar, Mumbai beside his father Syedna Tahir Saifuddin. His second son Mufaddal Saifuddin led the "Namaz-e-Janaza" (funeral procession) of his father at the Saifee Mosque. The funeral procession led to a stampede which caused the death of at least 18 people owing to the deliberate SMS messages to sensationalize the death of Burhanuddin
Succession
Main article: 53rd Syedna succession controversy (Dawoodi Bohra)Burhanuddin did not publicly declare any successor as late as 2011 and there were fights between rival factions among Burhanuddin's several brothers and sons to succeed him as head of the vast empire he controls.
After Burhanuddin suffered a stroke in June 2011 in London, Mufaddal Saifuddin was declared as his successor by Muffadal's brothers. The Dawoodi Bohra community was informed of succession by the faction led by Mufaddal Saifuddin after Burhanuddin suffered a debilitating stroke which robbed him of speech a group formed in 2013 in support of Burhanuddin's half-brother Khuzaima Qutbuddin, who was Mazoon, serving second under Dai al Mutlaq.
After the Syedna's death in January 2014, Mufaddal took up the office, Qutbuddin, claiming to have been appointed heir 50 years earlier in secrecy, challenged Mufaddal's right to be Dai in court. Khuzaima also took the office as he 53rd Dai of Dawoodi Bohras having two headquarters one in Thane and primary being in the ancestral headquarter Saify Mahal where Mufaddal also resides.
The faction of Dawoodi Bohras led by Qaid Johar Ezzuddin the brother of Mufaddal who follow Mufaddal Saifuddin supports Mufaddal Saifuddin as Dai, and have excommunicated Qutbuddin and his faction.
See also
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External links
- The legacy of Sayedna Mohammed Burhanuddin
- Abdulhussein, Mustafa. Al-Dai al-Fatimi, Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin. ISBN 0-9536256-0-5. (an illustrated biography)
- OUP Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World: Muhammad Burhanuddin at archive.mumineen.org]
| Shia Islam titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byTaher Saifuddin | 52nd Dai al-Mutlaq 1965-2014 |
Succeeded bySuccession is disputed between his son Mufaddal Saifuddin and his half-brother Khuzaima Qutbuddin |