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Tayyeb Zainuddin

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Syedna
Tayyeb Zainuddin
طَيِّب زَينُ الدّين
Mazar-e-Saifee (Surat), the final resting place of Syedna Zainuddin.
Da'i al-Mutlaq
In office
1821 (1236 AH) – 1836 (1252 AH)
Preceded byMohammed Ezzuddin
Succeeded byMohammed Badruddin
Title
  • Syedna
  • Maulana
  • Da'i al-Fatemi
  • Da'i al-Mutlaq
Personal
Born1782
Died(1837-02-20)20 February 1837
Resting placeMazar-e Saifee, Surat
ReligionShi'a Islam
Parents
  • Syedi Jivanjee bin Shaikh Dawood bhai (father)
  • Buji BaiSaheba binte Mulla Ahmed-ji (mother)
SectIsmailism
Dawoodi Bohra
Jurisprudence

Syedna Tayyeb Zainuddin Bin Syedi Jivanjee (born: 1782 AD; died on 15 Zilqad al-Haraam 1252 AH/1836 AD, Surat, India) was the 45th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra sect. He succeeded his brother, the 44th Da'i, Syedna Mohammed Ezzuddin Bin Syedi Jivanjee, to the religious post at the age of 38 years.

Dai period: 1236–1252 AH/1821–1836 AD
Place of da'i office: Surat, India
Death: 15th Zilqad al-Haraam, 1252 AH
Mawazeen: Syedi SheikhAdam Safiyuddin, Syedi Hebatullah Jamaluddin
Mukasir: Mohammed Badruddin

Family

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His father's name was Syedi Jivanjee bin Shaikh Dawood bhai while his mother's name was Buji BaiSaheba binte Mulla Ahmed-ji. He was the elder brother of the previous Da'i (Mohammed Ezzuddin). Buji BaiSaheba's father was the grandson of Syedi Abdul Qadir Hakimuddin while her mother Aamena BaiSaheba was the great-grand-daughter of Syedi Hasanji Badshah, a descendant of Syedi Fakhruddin Shaheed.

Accession

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Tayyeb Zainuddin became Da'i al-Mutlaq in 1236 AH/1821 AD.[1] His period of Dawat was 1821–1836 AD/1236-1252 AH.[2][3]

Death

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He died aged 54. The present Da'i descends from him.

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2014-03-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ [1]; Mullahs on the Mainframe: Islam and Modernity Among the Daudi Bohras; By Jonah Blank, p.50
  3. ^ [2]; Ahmedabad Duat Mutlaqeen (R.A.) History; grave photo
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  • The Ismaili, their history and doctrine by Farhad Daftary (Chapter -Mustalian Ismailism- p. 300-310)
Shia Islam titles
Tayyeb Zainuddin
Born: 1782 Died: 20 February 1837
Preceded by 45th Dā'ī al-Mutlaq
1236–1252 AH/1821–1836 AD
Succeeded by