Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin (TUS) - 53rd Dai-al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra Community

Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin (TUS) is the second son of Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (RA) and now, after the sad demise of Syedna Burhanuddin, is the leader of the world wide Dawoodi Bohra Community. He is the 53rd Dai-al Mutlaq in the line of Doat Mutlaqeen of the Dawoodi Bohras.

A brief profile of Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin is available here. You can also read more about the Dawoodi Bohra community in my blog here.

Lesser known facts about Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin are:

1. Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin is a descendent of:
• Imam Ja'afar us Sadiq (AS)
• Syedi Fakhruddin Shaheed (RA)\
• Syedna Qutubkhan Qutbuddin Shaheed (RA)
• and Syedi Abdulqadir Hakimuddin (RA)
2. He had performed the historic journey of Yemen in 1391 H/ 1971 AD to lay the foundation of Syedna Hatim (RA)'s mausoleum. The enemies in Yemen had turned up with guns to prevent the construction of the mausoleum but it was Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin who had fearlessly confronted them. It was after this journey that Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin had bestowed upon him the title of Aqeeq-ul Yemen.
3. During the historic restoration of Al-Jame-al-Anwar Mosque in Cairo it was Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin who had been entrusted with the cleaning of the Jame by Syedna Burhanuddin, a task which UNESCO was not willing to take up due to the excessive amount of trash dumped there.
4. After the restoration of Al-Jame-al-Anwar, Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin was concerned about the type of lighting that could be used to adorn the Jame, at that time Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin had suggested lighting it with the designs used during the period of Imam Hakim (AS) called the Mishkat-al Anwar. Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin had replicated that design in almost every Dawoodi Bohra Masjid since, such was the value of His suggestion for Syedna Burhanuddin. Below is an image of the Mishkat: 

Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin has also been instrumental in implementing many initiatives within the community such as:

1. Contributing to Qardan Hasana (Interest-Free Loans) scheme on every Friday
2. Nazafat - Keeping our masjids, houses, localities, community centres, kabrastan etc. clean. Taking care of overall cleanliness.
3. Faiz-ul-Mawaid-al-Burhaniya - Which imparts same quality of food to all community members throughout the world.

Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin has helped the community redefine its own identity in this modern era by making sure that we do not compromise our values but still accepting the new age. Unlike other claimants who want their community to forget values and just follow the world.