Dawoodi bohra community

The word Bohra comes from the Gujarati word vehru or “trade” and many members of our community are successful business owners. The value we place on education and hard work has also enabled Bohras in Detroit to work in the fields of healthcare, academia and engineering. We are proud of the contribution we make to society in Detroit, and strive to be a positive influence among the diverse mosaic of the Farmington Hills and greater metro-Detroit community. The Dawoodi Bohra families of Michigan have lived and worked peacefully in and around Detroit for many years. Our 130 families worship at the Burhani masjid, or mosque, in Farmington Hills, which was built in 1988. With a particular focus on hard work and education, most American Dawoodi Bohras are doctors, nurses, teachers, academics and successful business people. Our Detroit community includes 57 locally owned small businesses, including 25 owned by women; 62 healthcare professionals, including 28 women; and professionals in information technology and engineering. In addition, over 98% of students in our community go on to higher education in colleges and universities. We are proud of the contribution we make to American society. Our members are regularly involved in local community upliftment projects, and our children are encouraged to be active and engaged citizens. We are also members of Interfaith Associations, and are committed to working with all communities in order to make a positive contribution to local socie...

Thousands of Dawoodi Bohra community members across the UAE gathered at the Expo to take a glimpse of their spiritual leader. They lined up all the way on roads and passages to greet Al Bohra Saifuddin as he tours the Expo site. A video released by the Expo 2020 shows Sultan Al Bohra going around the Expo along with Sheikh Nahyan, Reem Al Hashmi and many other top officials.

Tahira Sobty (60) has had no contact with her 90-year-old mother since 2014, not even on the phone, although both live in the same city. The older lady left her daughter’s home in distress after it became clear that Tahira’s family had fallen out of favour with the followers of the de-facto Syedna or spiritual leader of Dawoodi Bohras, by extending their support to a rival claimant. The family was now an outcaste to the conservative group running the affairs of the community. The extent of ostracisation became clear to the family when Tahira’s 97-year-old father-in-law passed away that year. The family, which lived in Marine Lines in South Mumbai, expected to bury him in the Bohra cemetery in nearby Mazgaon. But the permission was not forthcoming and after an agonising day, the family was tersely informed that they could take the body to Thane, 37 kilometres away, and bury it there. He finally found a resting place in Mumbra. Thane was where Khuzaima Qutbuddin lived. Brother of the previous Syedna—Mohammad Burhanuddin, who passed away in 2014—Qutbuddin had claimed that Burhanuddin had declared him the successor way back in 1965. He challenged the claim of his brother’s son Mufaddal Saifuddin, who claimed to have been anointed the successor by his father on his death bed. The community was thus split down the middle between the two claimants and are now known as the Mumbai Bohras and the Thane Bohras, the former the more conservative of the two and the ruling clique with co...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (September 20) said it will examine whether the excommunication of the Dawoodi Bohra community’s members can be continued. According to the Bombay Prevention of Excommunication Act, 1949, which first sought to prevent excommunication, the practice was defined as the “expulsion of a person from any community of which he is a member, depriving him of rights and privileges which are legally enforceable by a suit of civil nature”. This act was later repealed, and a legal challenge has been posed to the practice. The arguments on the petition are likely to begin next month. Also Explained | Who are Dawoodi Bohras? The Dawoodi Bohras are members of the Muslim community’s Shia sect. Their leader is known as the Al-Dai-Al-Mutlaq. For over 400 years, the leader has been based out of India, including the current and the 53rd leader, His Holiness Dr Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin. According to the members, around 1 million members of the community are spread across the world. The leader of the community is recognised by the members as having the right to excommunicate its members. In practice, being excommunicated includes not being allowed to access a mosque belonging to the community or a burial dedicated to the community. Among those who have faced excommunication in the past were people who contested the headship of the leaders. The Bombay Prevention of Excommunication Act, 1949 The Act was enacted on November 1, 1949, to stop the practice of excommunicati...

On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended an event of the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community and praised the community for globally spreading the message of co-existence. He became the first prime minister to attend the religious congregation of Dawoodi Bohra community. PM Modi attended Dawoodi Bohra's Ashara Mubaraka to mark the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad. Sharing dais with the Bohra's spiritual head Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin at the event held at Saifee Mosque here in Madhya Pradesh, Modi also praised the community for its culture of honest business dealings. "The concept of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' is a great strength of India, making it distinct from others. The Bohra community is making the world aware of this concept through its work," Modi said in his address to the community leaders and followers. In his address, the prime minister spoke about his government's initiatives like 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' (cleanliness campaign), 'Make-in-India' programme and rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). He said the members of the Bohra community took maximum advantage of these initiatives as they are known to carry out their trade and business world over with honesty. "They (Bohras) have set an example for other people (with their honest trade dealings)," he said. Modi recalled Mahatma Gandhi's close association with Sydena Mohammad Burhanuddin, the late spiritual head of the Bohra community. "Mahatma Gandhi met the Sydena during a train...

Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, leader of Dawoodi Bohra Muslims, in 2019. UK immigration policy bans supporters of FGM from the UK. Photograph: Ishara S Kodikara/AFP/Getty Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, leader of Dawoodi Bohra Muslims, in 2019. UK immigration policy bans supporters of FGM from the UK. Photograph: Ishara S Kodikara/AFP/Getty Female genital mutilation (FGM) is the removal of part or all of the external genitalia for nonmedical reasons, as There are different types of cutting: removal of the clitoris and/or its hood; removing the clitoris and the inner fold of the vulva (labia minora); and the narrowing of the vaginal opening by cutting and repositioning the labia minora through stitching. Also known as infibulation, this has the worst health consequences. The fourth type of cutting includes other forms of injury to the genitalia such as incising, scraping or cauterising. Since traditional practitioners use razor blades or knives, with no anaesthesia, girls experience excruciating pain and are at risk of severe bleeding and infections which can lead to sepsis. Some do not survive. For the girls, who are often married off soon after genital cutting, sex is traumatic and painful, and enjoying sex will always be difficult unless they have surgical reconstruction. In pregnancy, delivery is often risky due to obstructed and prolonged labour. Women are at risk of developing obstetric fistula (an abnormal opening between a woman’s genital tract and her urinary tract or rectu...

• • • Website .com The Dawoodi Bohras are a religious denomination within the The Dawoodi Bohras are known to be a close-knit community who, like all Muslims, follow the tenets of Islam; namely reciting the Quran, observing the five daily prayers, fasting during the month of Ramadan, performing the pilgrimages of Hajj and Umra and offering Zakat. The cultural heritage of this denomination is found in the traditions of the Fatimid Imams; direct descendants of the Mostly self-reliant, the Bohras are typically traders, businesspersons, and entrepreneurs. The word "Bohra", in fact, comes from the vohrvu or vyavahar, meaning "to trade". History Dawoodi Bohras are a subset of :1–4 The Bohras trace their heritage to the Fatimid imams The Before the empire's decline, lit. 'unrestricted missionary') to act as vicegerent of his son, the 21st Imam al-Da'wah al-Hadiyah. Da'i al-Mutlaq. Succession to the office of al-Da'i al-Mutlaq happens through Da'i al-Mutlaq, Origins in India The roots of the community's establishment in India go back to the Fatimid era, when The seclusion of the 21st Imam al-Tayyeb(1130 AD) led to the establishment of the office of al-Dai al-Mutlaq in Yemen. First Dā'ī Zoeb appointed Maulai Yaqoob (after the death of In the generation of Moulai Yaqoob, Moulai Ishaq, Moulai Ali, Moulai Hasan fir continued one after another as Wali-ul-Hind. 24th Dai When the 26th al-Dai al-Mutlaq died in CE 1589 /H 997, he was succeeded by his deputy, Major centres Over the next few...