Sheikh Adam Safiuddin

Syedna Sheikh Adam Safiuddin[1] (died on 7 Rajab 1030 AH AH/1622 AD; born on 6th Jumad-il-Akhar [1548], Ahmedabad, India) was the 28th Da'i al-Mutlaq (Absolute Missionary) of the Tayyibi sect of Musta‘lī Islam. He succeeded the 27th Dai Syedna Dawood Bin Qutubshah to the religious post.[2]

Syedna
Sheikh-Adam Safiyuddin
شيخ ادم صفي الدين
Entry gate of the mausoleum of Syedna Sheikh-Adam Safiyuddin with his grave visible
Da'i al-Mutlaq
In office
1612 AD (1021 AH)  1622 AD (1030 AH)
Preceded byDawood Bin Qutubshah
Succeeded byAbduttayyeb Zakiuddin I (According to Dawoodi Bohra)
Ali bin Ibrahim bin Sheikh Adam Safiuddin (According to Alavi Bohras)
Title
  • Syedna
  • Maulana
  • Da'i al-Mutlaq
  • Da'i al-Fatemi
Personal
Born1548 AD
Died1622 AD (1030 AH)
Resting placeAhmedabad, India
ReligionIslam
Parent
  • Tayyeb Shah (father)
SectIsma'ili
Tayyibi
JurisprudenceMustaali

Life

Syedna Sheikh Adam was born in 1548 in Vadodara. His father's name was Tayyeb Shah. Syedna Sheikh Adam obtained elementary education in Vadodara and went to Ahmedabad to pursue further education. He further studied in Yemen under Syedna Yusuf Najmuddin ibn Sulaiman. After the death of Syedna Yusuf, Syedna Sheikh Adam returned to India and served under Syedna Dawood Bin Ajabshah who sent him to Deccan Plateau to review affairs. One of the most noteworthy service was to debate Sulayman bin Hasan claims.

Succession

His tenure lasted 9 years and 21 days and is buried in Ahmedabad. As per the Dawoodi Bohra faction, Syedna Sheikh Adam Safiuddin appointed or gave nass to Syedna Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin.

References

  1. List of Syednas Archived 2012-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2008-08-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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
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