Mohammed Ezzuddin Explained

Mohammed Ezzuddin
Native Name:مُحَمّد عِزُّالدّين
Honorific Suffix:44th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra
Birth Date:1788
Death Place:Surat, India
Resting Place:Mazar-e-Saifee, Surat, India
Office1:Da'i al-Mutlaq
Term Start1:1817 AD (1232 AH)
Term End1:1821 AD (1236 AH)
Predecessor1:Abde Ali Saifuddin
Successor1:Tayyeb Zainuddin
Father:Syedi Jivanjee bin Shaikh Dawood bhai
Mother:Buji BaiSaheba binte Mulla Ahmed-ji
Religion:Shi'a Islam
Sect:Isma'ili
Subsect:Dawoodi Bohra
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Syedna Mohammed Ezzuddin Bin Syedi Jivanjee (died on 19 Ramadan al-Moazzam 1236 AH/1821 AD, Surat, India) was the 44th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra sect. He succeeded the 43rd Da'i, Syedna Abde'Ali Saifuddin, to the religious post at the age of 29. He was born in 1788.

Dai period: 1232–1236 AH/1817–1821 AD

Place of dai office: Surat, India

Death:19 Ramadan al-Moazzam 1236

Mazoon: Syedi SheikhAdam Safiyuddin

Mukasir: Tayyeb Zainuddin

Family

His father was Syedi Jivanjee bin Shaikh Dawood bhai and his mother was Buji BaiSaheba binte Mulla Ahmed-ji. He was the brother of the Da'i who succeeded him, Syedna Tayyeb Zainuddin. 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

Syedna Mohammed Ezzuddin became Da'i al-Mutlaq in 1232 AH/1817 AD at the age of 29.[1] His period of Dawat was 1232–1236 AH/1817–1821 AD.[2]

Death

Syedna Mohammed Ezzuddin suffered from acute abdominal pain which had a debilitating effect. He died at the age of 33.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-03-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721220952/http://www.mumineen.org/archive/awliya/duat-mutlaqeen-as/ . 2011-07-21 .
  2. https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0226056767