Syedna Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin Bin Syedna Ismail Badruddin (died on 4 Safar 1200 AH/1787 AD, Burhanpur,

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'' (Absolute Missionary) of the Dawoodi Bohra sect of

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Musta‘lī

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. He succeeded the 40th Da'i

Hebatullah-il-Moayed Fiddeen Syedna Hebatullah-il-Muʾayyad Fiddeen bin Syedna Ibrahim Wajihuddin (Died: 1st Shaban 1193 AH (13 August 1779 AD)) was the 40th Dā'ī al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra sect. He succeeded his father, the 39th Dā'ī al-Mutlaq, Syedna Ibrahim Waji ...

, to the religious post.

Family and early life

Syedna Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin was born in

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. He was only three years of age when his father Syedna

Ismail Badruddin II Syedna Ismail Badruddin (II) Bin Syedi Sheikh Adam (died on 7 Moharram 1150 H/1738 AD in Jamnagar, India) was the 38th Dā'ī of the Dawoodi Bohras. He succeeded the 37th Da'i Syedna Noor Mohammad Nooruddin to the religious post. Syedna Badrudd ...

died. The 39th Dā'i Syedna

Ibrahim Wajiuddin Syedna Ibrahim Wajihuddin Bin Syedi AbdulQadir Hakimuddin (died on 17 Moharram 1168 AH/1756 AD, Ujjain, India) was the 39th Dā'ī of the Dawoodi Bohras. He succeeded the 38th Dā'ī Syedna Ismail Badruddin II to the religious post. Life Syed ...

took him under his care. Syedna Wajiuddin gave his granddaughter Khadija AaiSaheba binte Syedna

in marriage to Syedna Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin. After Khadija AaSaheba died, Syedna Wajiuddin gave his granddaughter Ratan AaiSaheba binte Syedi Khan BhaiSaheb in marriage to Syedna Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin. By this marriage, Syedna Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin had four sons; the 42nd Dā'i Syedna

Yusuf Najmuddin Syedna Yusuf Najmuddin Bin Syedna Zakiuddin ( ar, يوسف نجم الدين) (died on 18 Jumadil Ukhra 1213 AH/27 November 1798 AD, Surat, India) was the 42nd ''Da'i al-Mutlaq'' (Absolute Missionary) of the Dawoodi Bohra sect of Musta‘lī I ...

, Syedna

Abde Ali Saifuddin Abdeali Saifuddin was the 43rd Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra. He was the son of 41st Da'i al-Mutlaq Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin III and the brother of the 42nd Da'i al-Mutlaq Syedna Yusuf Najmuddin. He was a Dai, scholar and poet and one of the ...

, Syedi Sheikh Adam Safiyuddin and Syedi Abdul Qadir Hakimuddin.

Accession

Syedna Zakiuddin became Da'i al-Mutlaq in 1193AH/1780 AD. His period of Dawat was from 1193–1200 AH/1780–1787 AD. His associates were: Mawazeen: Syedi Sheikh Adam Safiyuddin, Yusuf Najmuddin and Mukasir: Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin

Succession

He was succeeded by the 42nd Da'i, Syedna Yusuf Najmuddin Bin Syedna Zakiuddin.

Legacy

He ordered building of a

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(a royal palace) in Burhanpur. The Haveli was built in the royal classical Rajasthani style with exquisite carvings, and engravings. The Haveli was built in 1197 AH. Syedna Zakiuddin visited Burhanpur in 1199 AH and resided in the Haveli and then adopted Burhanpur as the Capital of

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Family and early life

Accession

Succession

Legacy

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