Syedna Tayyeb Zainuddin Bin Syedi Jivanjee (born: 1782 AD; died on 15 Zilqad al-Haraam 1252 AH/1836 AD, Surat, India) was the 45th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra sect. He succeeded his brother, the 44th Da'i, Syedna Mohammed Ezzuddin Bin Syedi Jivanjee, to the religious post at the age of 38 years.
Syedna Tayyeb Zainuddin | |
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طَيِّب زَينُ الدّين | |
 Mazar-e-Saifee (Surat), the final resting place of Syedna Zainuddin. | |
| Da'i al-Mutlaq | |
| In office 1821 (1236 AH) – 1836 (1252 AH) | |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Ezzuddin |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Badruddin |
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| Born | 1782 |
| Died | 20 February 1837 |
| Resting place | Mazar-e Saifee, Surat |
| Religion | Shi'a Islam |
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| Sect | Ismailism Dawoodi Bohra |
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- Dai period: 1236–1252 AH/1821–1836 AD
- Place of da'i office: Surat, India
- Death: 15th Zilqad al-Haraam, 1252 AH
- Mawazeen: Syedi SheikhAdam Safiyuddin, Syedi Hebatullah Jamaluddin
- Mukasir: Mohammed Badruddin
Family
editHis father's name was Syedi Jivanjee bin Shaikh Dawood bhai while his mother's name was Buji BaiSaheba binte Mulla Ahmed-ji. He was the elder brother of the previous Da'i (Mohammed Ezzuddin). Buji BaiSaheba's father was the grandson of Syedi Abdul Qadir Hakimuddin while her mother Aamena BaiSaheba was the great-grand-daughter of Syedi Hasanji Badshah, a descendant of Syedi Fakhruddin Shaheed.
Accession
editTayyeb Zainuddin became Da'i al-Mutlaq in 1236 AH/1821 AD.[1] His period of Dawat was 1821–1836 AD/1236-1252 AH.[2][3]
Death
editHe died aged 54. The present Da'i descends from him.
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ [1]; Mullahs on the Mainframe: Islam and Modernity Among the Daudi Bohras; By Jonah Blank, p.50
- ^ [2]; Ahmedabad Duat Mutlaqeen (R.A.) History; grave photo
External links
edit- The Ismaili, their history and doctrine by Farhad Daftary (Chapter -Mustalian Ismailism- p. 300-310)