Syedna Mohammed Badruddin (died on 29 Jumada al-Akhir 1256 AH/1840 AD,

Surat Surat is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The word Surat literally means ''face'' in Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of the river Tapti near its confluence with the Arabian Sea, it used to be a large seaport. It is now ...

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) was the 46th

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

Dawoodi Bohra The Dawoodi Bohras are a religious denomination within the Ismā'īlī branch of Shia Islam. Their largest numbers reside in India, Pakistan, Yemen, East Africa, and the Middle East, with a growing presence across Europe, North America, South ...

. He succeeded the 45th Da'i, Syedna Tayyeb Zainuddin, to the religious post. He was born in

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in 1811. He was seven years old when his father Syedna Abde'Ali Saifuddin died. He was taken under the care of Syedna Mohammed Ezzuddin who brought him up and nurtured him for four years. Syedna Mohammed Badruddin became

in 1252 AH/1836 AD. His period of Da'wat was 1252–1256 AH/1836–1840 AD.
Mullahs on the Mainframe: Islam and Modernity Among the Daudi Bohras; By Jonah Blank, p.50 Syedna Mohammed Badruddin married Amatullah AaiSaheba, daughter of Syedna Tayyeb Zainuddin. : Da'i period: 1252–1256 AH/1836–1840 AD : Place of Da'i office: Surat, India : Death: 29 Jumada al-Akhir 1256 : Ma'zoon: Syedi Hebatullah Jamaluddin : Mukasir:

Abdul Qadir Najmuddin Syedna AbdulQadir Najmuddin bin Syedna Tayyeb Zainuddin (born 18 August 1814 (2nd Ramazan al-Moazzam 1229 AH) – died 11 May 1885) became the 47th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra sect amid succession disputes. He was born to Syedna Tayyeb ...

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