Tayyeb Zainuddin Explained

Tayyeb Zainuddin
Honorific Suffix:45th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra
Office1:Da'i al-Mutlaq
Term Start1:1821 (1236 AH)
Term End1:1836 (1252 AH)
Predecessor1:Mohammed Ezzuddin
Successor1:Mohammed Badruddin
Birth Date:1782
Death Place:Surat, India
Resting Place:Mazar-e Saifee, Surat
Father:Syedi Jivanjee bin Shaikh Dawood bhai
Mother:Buji BaiSaheba binte Mulla Ahmed-ji
Background:
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Religion:Shi'a Islam
Sect:Ismailism
Subsect:Dawoodi Bohra
Native Name:طَيِّب زَينُ الدّين

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

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.

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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
  3. https://www.facebook.com/pg/Ahmedabad-Duat-Mutlaqeen-RA-History-167202023299405/notes/