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[edit] The 52nd Vicegerent Of The Fatimi Imam

His Holiness Dr. Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (TUS) (Urdu: سیدنا محمد برھان الدین ) is the 52nd Da'i al-Mutlaq of a minority group of Shia Muslims, the Dawoodi Bohras.

His Holiness Dr. Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (TUS) was born on March 6, 1915 in Surat, Gujarat, India. He was appointed to be the future Da'i al-Mutlaq at the age of 19 by his father, the previous Da'i al-Mutlaq, Syedna Taher Saifuddin. Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin succeeded his father, upon the latter's death, when he was 53 years of age.

Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (T.U.S) has seven Shehzadas (Sons) and three Shezadies (Daughters). All members of this Royal Family reside at Saifee Mahal, Bombay.

Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (T.U.S) always wears white colour clothes. He(T.U.S) always carries a Marjaan Tasbee, and He (T.U.S) likes the Agar Attar best of all. He (T.U.S) also likes the fragrance of bhukur. Green & white are the two colours most favoured and preferred by Him.

Among the qualities most admired by our His Holiness (T.U.S) are, truthfulness, loyalty, humility and cleanliness. He (T.U.S) loves childrens and likes to see all mumineen with beards and topi and all muminaat in rida.

His Holiness Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin's era has been marked by a remarkable and successful fusion of traditional values and modern advances for Dawoodi Bohras.

Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin
Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin

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[edit] Education, Culture & Work for Men & Women

His Holiness Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin has emphasized education and modernization for both men and women of the community. The quest for knowledge includes religious education as well as secular study in universities throughout the world.

His Holiness Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin's era has also been marked by a widespread programme of construction of mosques, mausoleums and community buildings in Bohra centres around the world. There is, for example, the Raudat Tahera, the mausoleum of his father Syedna Taher Saifuddin in Mumbai, India. The mausoleum has the entire Qur'an engraved on its four walls. This has been done in gold leaf on marble with precious gems encrusted in all the 'Bismillahs' (the opening verses of each individual chapter of the Qur'an). He has also made his remarkable contribution in the holy shrine of Ali ibn Abi Talib[citation needed], the first Shia Imam and fourth Sunni Caliph.

In 1980, he completed the renovation and restoration of the mosque of Al-Hakim in Cairo , and since then several other Fatimid era mosques of Cairo have been restored to their former glory. In the wake of this endeavour, Bohra communities across the world have sought to build their own mosques in their hometowns and Bohra mosques have been constructed as far afield as North America, Europe, Africa and Australia. These community centres and places of worship have fostered both a local and worldwide sense of togetherness and brotherhood which is seen most vividly in the annual gathering to commemorate the martyrdom of the Prophet Mohammed's grandson, Hussain bin Ali at Karbala in the seventh century.

Mohammed Burhanuddin has also contributed towards the re-establishment of the Saifee Hospital in Mumbai in June 2005.

The community gathers in throngs of tens of thousands to hear nine days of sermons by Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, the event taking place in a different city each year. Elsewhere, the commemoration also takes place in every Bohra centre across the world, with sermons given by appointed priests to local communities.

[edit] Awards and Accomplishments

Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (T.U.S) has been widely acknowledged by many governments and NGOs for promoting peace in the world and spreading the message of brotherhood and respect for humanity[citation needed]. Wherever he travels, he makes it a point to emphasize to his followers the importance of respect and love for the local citizens. He has been recognized as an Ambassador of Peace wherever he has travelled.

Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (T.U.S) holds an Honorary Doctrate from the Aligarh University, India, and Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. He (T.U.S) has been internationally awarded the Star of Jordan and the Vishaul Nile.

As per the directions of the then President of the United Arab Republic, Gammal Abdel Nasser, the Al Azhar University conferred the Degree of Islamic Sciences (Honoris Causa) to Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (T.U.S) on 13 March 1966[citation needed].

This luminous son is a perfect man, a man of knowledge and action, a noble sheikh, having collected numerous merits and above all, having angelic characteristics and attributes. By Allah's grace he becomes today the Treasure of Deen, the Reliance for believers.

Dr. Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (T.U.S.) has many historical achievements, amongst which are:

1. The Raudat Tahera in Bombay.

2. The repair and renovation of the Masjid Al Jame ul Anwar.

3. And the Masjid Al Aqmar in Egypt.

4. The gold plating of Maulana Ali (S.A)'s Zaree in Najaf.

5. And Maulana Abbas e Alamdaar's (S.A.)'s Zaree in Karbala.

6. The Mukalafat-al-Rasool next to Rasul Hussain, where some of our Imams are buried.

7. And the construction of Maulatena Zainab's Zaree in Egypt.

Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin Saheb (T.U.S.), who is known as Mansur-ul- Yemen, has turned his special attention to his followers in Yemen. Nearly 25 days of laborious journeying reaped remarkable benefits for the Yemeni people. It led to the construction of the mausoleum of Syedna Hatim Saheb (R.A.)and the Masjid in Hutaib Mubarak. His Holiness also undertook the necessary project for providing water and electricity to the faiz and town. The roads to ziyarats in Yemen were made more accessible to vehicles by Him.


Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin(TUS) has been elected as the Chancellor of the Muslim University of Aligarh by the Court of the University in its meeting on 3-10-1999.

On 22nd Moharram 1421 H (26-4-2000) by His visit to Australia, Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (TUS) became 1st Dai to have traveled to five continents of the world to convey the message of Islam, peace and togetherness to mankind.

On 17 October 1966, Aligarh Muslim University conferred on Dr. Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin a Doctorate of Theology at a special convocation[citation needed].

In June 2004 Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (T.U.S)was conferred a Doctorate of Literature (Honoris Causa) by the Governor of Karachi at a ceremony held at the Karachi University. Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (T.U.S)has also been honored by the highest civilian ranks of Jordan and Egypt[citation needed].

The cities of San Jose, Houston, Dallas, Irving and Richmond Hill have accorded Him an Honorary Citizenship and Keys to their cities.

In August 2005, Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (T.U.S)inaugurated a mosque in the United States - in Fremont, California (metropolitan San Francisco). President George W. Bush congratulated him for this in a letter from the White House. [1].

[edit] Books

  • Abdulhussein, Mustafa. Al-Dai al-Fatimi, Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin. ISBN 0-9536256-0-5.  (an illustrated biography)

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