Sheikh Adam Safiuddin Explained

Sheikh-Adam Safiyuddin
Native Name:شيخ ادم صفي الدين
Honorific Suffix:28th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra
Birth Date:1548 AD
Birth Place:Vadodara
Death Date:1622 AD (1030 AH)
Resting Place:Ahmedabad, India
Office1:Da'i al-Mutlaq
Term Start1:1612 AD (1021 AH)
Term End1:1622 AD (1030 AH)
Predecessor1:Dawood Bin Qutubshah
Successor1:Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin I (According to Dawoodi Bohra)
Ali bin Ibrahim bin Sheikh Adam Safiuddin (According to Alavi Bohras)
Father:Tayyeb Shah
Religion:Islam
Sect:Isma'ili
Subsect:Tayyibi
Jurisprudence:Mustaali
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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]

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.

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Notes and References

  1. http://archive.mumineen.org/awliya/duat/52duat.html List of Syednas
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2008-08-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080828064918/http://www.mumineen.org/archive/awliya/duat-mutlaqeen-as/ . 2008-08-28 .