Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin I

Not to be confused with Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin II or Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin III.

Syedna Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin (died 2 Rabi-ul-Awwal 1041 AH/1633 AD; born 8 Safar-ul-Muzaffar 972 AH/15 September 1564 AD, Ahmedabad, India) was the 29th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra. He succeeded the 28th Dai, Syedna Sheikh Adam Safiuddin to the religious post.

Syedna Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin 29th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra
عبدُالطّيّب زكي الدين
Da'i al-Mutlaq
In office 1622 AD (1030 AH) – 1633 AD (1041 AH)
Preceded by	Sheikh Adam Safiuddin
Succeeded by	Ali Shams al-Din IV
Title	Syedna Maulana Da'i al-Mutlaq Da'i al-Fatemi
Personal
Resting place	Ahmedabad, India
Religion	Islam
Parents	Syedna Dawood Bin Qutubshah (father) Raani AaiSaheba (mother)
Sect	Isma'ili Dawoodi Bohra
Jurisprudence	Mustaali Tayyabi

Family

Syedna Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin was born in 1564. His father was Syedna Dawood Bin Qutubshah while his mother was Raani Aai Saheba binte Ali bin Jivabhai. He had two brothers: 32nd Dai Syedna Qutub Khan Qutubuddin, Miya Khan-ji and a sister called Habiba.

Life

It was during his tenure that a dissident sect was formed called Alavi Bohras led by Ali bin Ibrahim, grandson of Syedna Sheikh Adam Safiuddin.

Succession

Syedna Zakiuddin appointed (declared nass on) Syedna Ali Shamsuddin to be his successor.

Mausoleum

Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin dedicated a new mausoleum in 1996. The inner walls are ornamented with verses of the Quran in Kufic script and inlaid with rubies.

Grave Syedna Abduttayeb Zakiyuddin, Ahmedabad

Further reading

• Daftary, Farhad, The Ismaili, Their History and Doctrine (Chapter -Mustalian Ismailism- p. 300-310)
• Lathan, Young, Religion, Learning and Science
• Bacharach, Joseph W. Meri, Medieval Islamic Civilisation