Tayyeb Zainuddin
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.
- 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
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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Family
His 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
Tayyeb 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
He died aged 54. The present Da'i descends from him.
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ; Mullahs on the Mainframe: Islam and Modernity Among the Daudi Bohras; By Jonah Blank, p.50
- ; Ahmedabad Duat Mutlaqeen (R.A.) History; grave photo
External links
- The Ismaili, their history and doctrine by Farhad Daftary (Chapter -Mustalian Ismailism- p. 300-310)