Syedna AbdulHusain Husamuddin bin Syedna Tayyeb Zainuddin was the 48th

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 was born on the day of Ashura (10th Muharram al-Haram) in 1239 AH/1823 AD and died on 27th Zilhijjat al-Haram 1308 AH/1891 AD in Ahmedabad,

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. He succeeded his brother, the 47th Da'i, Syedna AbdulQadir Najmuddin, to the religious post. Syedna Husamuddin became Da'i al-Mutlaq in 1302 AH/1885 AD. His period of Dawat was 1302–1308 AH/1885–1891 AD. Syedna Abdul Husain Husamuddin appointed or gave ''nass'' to Syedna

Mohammad Burhanuddin (49th Dai) Mohammed Burhanuddin ( ar, محمد برھان الدین) born 18 November 1840 in Surat, India – died 21 February 1906, was 49th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra sect. He was the son of the 47th Da'i al-Mutlaq Abdul Qadir Najmuddin, who ...

as his successor.

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