Syedna Abu Taher Khuzaima Qutbuddin (5 June 1940 30 March 2016) was the 53rd

Da'i al-Mutlaq The term Da'i al-Mutlaq ( ar, الداعي المطلق, al-Dā'ī al-Mutlaq; pl. , ) literally meaning 'the absolute, or unrestricted, missionary', is the most senior spiritual rank and office in Tayyibi Isma'ilism. The Da'i al-Mutlaq has heade ...

of the

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, a subgroup within the

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branch of Islam. Qutbuddin was appointed as Mazoon by the

, Syedna Muhammad Burhanuddin in 1965. Syedna Qutbuddin, a half-brother of Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin and a rival claimant to the title of Dai-al-Mutlaq, claimed that his half-brother appointed him heir in 1965 while conferring on him the title of "mazoon". Contrary to the claim,

Mufaddal Saifuddin Mufaddal Saifuddin () is the spiritual leader and 53rd Da'i al-Mutlaq of one million Dawoodi Bohras, a subgroup of the Tayyibi, Mustaali, Ismaili Shia branch of Islam. He is the second son of the 52nd Da'i al-Mutlaq, Mohammed Burhanuddin, w ...

son of Late Syedna Burhanuddin claimed that his father had declared "nass" (succession) on him in London on 4 June 2011, and many times before.http://www.maeeshat.in/2014/02/dawoodi-bohras-endorse-solidarity-for-their-spiritual-leader, www.maeeshat.in, dawoodi-bohras-endorse-solidarity-for-their-spiritual-leader, ".. every Dawoodi Bohra around the world as they have witnessed the 52nd Dai al-Mutlaq publicly appoint his second son Syedna Mufaddal Saifudddin TUS as his successor by conferring Nass (investiture) in 2011 in Mumbai and had also explicitly reaffirmed it on many occasions since several years.", dnaindia-mumbai, bohras-make-anti-syedna-faction-ex-communication-official-stick-by-mufaddal-saifuddin, Welcoming the crowd, Qaidjoher(First son of late Syedna) said: "...People have tried to break our unity but we should stand united for each other." He added, ...Nass was performed on Mufaddal not once but a number of times."

Personal life

He is eleventh son of the 51st Da'i al-Mutlaq Taher Syedna Qutbuddin died on 30 March 2016 in California.

Succession controversy

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Qutbuddin, Khuzaima 1940 births 2016 deaths Indian Islamic religious leaders Dawoodi Bohras

Personal life

Succession controversy

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