List of Dai of Dawoodi Bohra

The dais

Al-Malika al-Sayyida (Hurratul-Malika) was instructed and prepared by Imām Mustansir and following Imāms for the second period of satr. It was going to be on her hands that Imām Taiyab abi al-Qasim would go into seclusion, and she would institute the office of Da'i al-Mutlaq. Syedna Zoeb bin Moosa was first to be instituted to this office, and the line of Taiyabi Dā'ĩs that began in 1132 has passed from one Dā'ī to another, continuing to the present time. One of the sect which follows these Fatimid Dā'īs is the Dawoodi Bohra dawat.

Until the 23rd Dā'ī, the center of the dawat was in Yemen. The 23rd Dā'ī, Syedna Mohammed Ezzuddin designated Syedna Yusuf Najmuddin ibn Sulaiman in Sidhpur, Gujarat, India, as his successor. Upon becoming the 24th Dā'ī, Yusuf Najmuddin ibn Sulaiman stayed in India for a few years before going to Yemen. He died and was buried there. Because of the intense persecutions against the dawat by the Zaydi rulers of Yemen, the 24th Dā'ī designated Syedna Jalal Shamshuddin in India as his successor, and the center of the dawat then moved permanently to India. The 25th Dā'ī also died in 1567 CE, and is buried in Ahmedabad, India, the first Dā'ī to have his mausoleum in India. Even though his time as Dā'ī was short – only a few months – he was Walī al-Hind under the 24th Dā'ī for 20 years.

The Walī-ul-Hind

Up to the 23rd Dā'ī, the center was at Yemen; for India, a "Walī al-Hind" (representative/caretaker for India) was designated by the Dā'ī to run the dawat in India. Moulai Abadullah was the first Walī al-Hind in the era of Imam Mustansir (427–487 AH). Moulai Abadullah (originally named Baalam Nath) and Moulai Nuruddin (originally named Roop Nath) went to Cairo, Egypt, to learn, and went to India in 467 AH. Moulai Ahmed was also their companion.

Dā'ī Zoeb appointed Maulai Yaqoob (after the death of Maulai Abadullah), who was the second Walī al-Hind of the Fatimid dawat. Moulai Yaqoob was the first person of Indian origin to receive this honour under the Dā'ī. He was son of Moulai Bharmal, minister of Hindu Chaulukya king Jayasimha Siddharaja (Anhalwara,Patan) (487–527 AH/1094–1133 CE). With Minister Moulai Tarmal, they had honoured the Fatimid dawat along with their fellow citizens on the call of Moulai Abadullah. Moulai Fakhruddin, son of Moulai Tarmal, was sent to western Rajasthan, India, and Moulai Nuruddin went to the Deccan (death: Jumadi al-Ula 11 at Don Gaum, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India).

One Dā'ī after another continued until the 23rd Dā'ī in Yemen. Persons were appointed to the position of Walī al-Hind one after another up to Walī al-Hind Moulai Jafer, Moulai Abdul Wahab, and Moulai Qasim Khan bin Hasan (the last one being the 11th Walī al-Hind, and who died in 950 AH/1543 CE in Ahmedabad). The Awliya al-Hind played a pivotal role as advocates of the Fatimid dawat in India, following directives from the Dā'ī in Yemen to sustain and spread it. Their efforts were crucial for the survival of the Fatimid dawat amidst persecutions in Cairo and Yemen. A detailed list of these champions and the corresponding Dā'īs is provided. The dawat's relocation to India from Yemen occurred when the 23rd Dā'ī, Syedna Mohammed Ezzuddin, named Syedna Yusuf Najmuddin ibn Sulaiman as his successor, thereby establishing him as the 24th Dā'ī, in Sidhpur, Gujarat, India.

In the generation of Moulai Yaqoob, Moulai Ishaq, Moulai Ali, Moulai Hasan fir continued one after another as Wali-ul-Hind. Moulai Hasan Fir was fifth Wali in the era of 16th Dai Abadullah (d.809 AH/1406 AD) of Yemen. Names of Wali al-hind are also given along with concerned Dai below.

List of Da'i al-Mutlaq of Dawoodi Bohra

The following is a list of the Da'i al-Mutlaq.

1. Zoeb bin Moosa

Served as Da'i: 530–546 AH/1138–1151 CEPlace: Houth, YemenDied: Moharram 10, 546 AH/April 28, 1151 CEMawazeen(Associate): Khattab bin Hasan, Ebrahim bin Husain Al Hamidi

1st Wali al-Hind: Moulai Abadullah at Khambat, Gujarat. Died: Moharram 1st.

Moulai Nuruddin covered Deccan (death: Jumadi al-Ula 11 at Don Gaum, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India).

Moulai Fakhruddin Shaheed covered Rajasthan (death Moharram 27 at Galiakot, Udaipur, Rajasthan).

(2nd Wali al-Hind: Moulai Yaqub bin Moulai Bharmal at Patan, Gujarat. Died: Rajab 14.)

2.Ibrahim bin Husain

Dai period: 546–557 AH/ 1151–1162 ADPlace of dai office : BANI HAMID,YEMENDeath: 10 Shawwal, 557Mawazeen: Ali bin Husain bin Ahmad bin Waleed, Hatim bin Ibrahim Al HamidiMukasir: Mohammad bin Taher Al Haresi

3.Sayedna Hatim Bin Ibrahim

Dai period: 557–596 AH/ 1162–1199 ADPlace of dai office : AL HUTEIB,YEMENDeath: 16 MOHARRAM, 596Mawazeen: Mohammad bin Taher, Ali bin Mohammadinil Waleed

4. Ali Bin Hatim

Dai Period: 596–605 AH/ 1199–1209 ADPlace of dai office : SANNA,YEMENDeath: 25 Zilqad, 605Mazoon: Ali bin Mohammadinil Waleed

5. Ali Bin Mohd. Bin Waleed

Dai period: 605–612 AH/ 1209–1216 ADPlace of dai office : SANNA,YEMENDeath: 27 Shaban, 612Mazoon: Ali bin Hanzala(3rd Wali-ul-Hind : Moulai Ishaq bin Yaqub, Patan, Gujarat.)

6. Ali Bin Hanjala

Dai period: 612–626 AH/ 1216–1229 ADPlace of dai office : HAMADAN,YEMENDeath: 22 Rabi-ul awwal, 626Mazoon: Ahmad bin MubaarakMukasir: Husain bin Ali

7. Ahmed ibn Mubarak

Dai period: 626–627 AH/ 1229–1230 ADPlace of dai office : HAMADAN,YEMENDeath: 28 Jumadil akhir, 627Mazoon: Husain bin AliMukasir: Al Qazil ajal Ahmad

8. Husain Bin Ali

Dai period: 627–667 AH/ 1230–1269 ADPlace of dai office : SANAA,YEMENDeath: 28 Safar, 667Mawazeen: Al Qazil ajal Ahmad, Ali bin HusainMukasir: Syedi Mohammad bin Assad bin Mubaarak(4th Wali-ul-Hind : Moulai Ali bin Ishaq, Patan, Gujarat)

9. Ali Bin Husain

Dai period: 667–682 AH/ 1269–1283 ADPlace of dai office : Sanaa,YEMENDeath: 1 SAFAR, 682Mawazeen: Syedi Husain bin Ali bin Hanzala, Ali bin HusainMukasir: Sheikh Assad Hatim Sanjani

10. Ali Bin Husain

Dai period: 667–686 AH/ 1283–1287 ADPlace of dai office Sanna,YEMENDeath: 13 Zilkad, 686Mazoon: Ibrahim bin Husain

11. Ibrahim Bin Husain

Dai period: 686–728 AH/ 1287–1328 ADPlace of dai office Hamadan,YEMENDeath: 16 SHABAN,728Mazoon: Mohammad bin Syedi Hatim(5th Wali-ul-Hind : Moulai Hasan Fir bin Ali,Den mal, Gujarat)

12. Mohammed Bin Sayedi Hatim

Dai period: 728–729 AH/ 1328–1329 ADPlace of dai office Hamadan,YEMENDeath: 16 Juma-dil-Ula,729Mazoon: Ali bin Ibrahim

13.Ali Shamshuddin Bin Ibrahim

Dai period: 729–746 AH/ 1329–1345 ADPlace of dai office Hamadan,YEMENDeath: 18 Rajab,746Mazoon: Abdul Muttalib

14.Abdul Muttalib Najmuddin Bin Mohammed

Dai period: 746–755 AH/ 1345–1354 ADPlace of dai office : Zimarmar,YEMENDeath: 24 Rajab,755/ 13th Aug, 1354ADMazoon: Abbas

15. Abbas Bin Mohd.

Dai period: 746–779 AH/ 1354–1377 ADPlace of dai office : Hamadan,YEMENDeath: 8 Shawwal,779Mazoon: Abdullah Fakhruddin

16.Abdullah Fakhruddin Ali

Dai period: 779–809 AH/ 1377–1406 ADPlace of dai office : Zimarmar,YEMENDeath: 9,Ramazan, 809/ 16 Feb, 1407ADMawazeen: Ali ash-Shaibani, Husain HasanMukasir: Syedi Abdul Muttalib bin Abdullah(6th Wali-ul-Hind : Moulai Adam bin Suleyman, Ahmedabad (kankariya), Death; 13 Safar,836 AH)

17.Hasan Badruddin Abdullah

Dai period: 809–821 AH/ 1406–1418 ADPlace of dai office : Zimarmar,YEMENDeath: 6 Shawwal, 821 AH / 5 Nov, 1418ADMawazeen: Syedi Abdul Muttalib Najmuddin, Al Maula Mohammad bin IdrisMukasir: Syedi Ahmad bin Abdullah

18.Ali Shamshuddin Bin Abdullah

Dai period: 821–832 AH/ 1418–1429 ADPlace of dai office : Shareka,YEMENDeath: 2 Safar 832Mazoon: Idris Imaduddin

19. Idris Imaduddin Bin Hasan

Dai period: 832–872 AH/ 1429–1467 ADPlace of dai office : Shareka,YEMENDeath: 19 Zilqad 872Mazoon: Al Maula Masad bin Abdullah(7th Wali-ul-Hind : Moulai Hasan bin Adam, Ahmedabad, Death; 28 Moharram,883 AH)

20. Hasan Badruddin bin Idrees Imaduddin

Dai period: 872–918 AH/ 1467–1512 ADPlace of dai office : Massar,YEMENDeath: 15 Shaban 918Mazoon: Al Maula Abdullah FakhruddinMukasir: Ali Shamsuddin bin Husain(8th Wali-ul-Hind : Moulai Raj bin Hasan, Death; 1 Moharram, 925 AH)

21. Husain Husamuddin Idrees

Dai period: 918–933 AH/ 1512–1527 ADPlace of dai office : Massar,YEMENDeath: 10 Shawwal 933Mazoon: Ali Shamsuddin(9th Wali-ul-Hind : Moulai Jafer bin Raj,Ahmedabad ),(10th Wali-ul-Hind : Moulai Wahhab bin Firoz ),(11th Wali-ul-Hind : Moulai Sheikh Qasim bin Hasan, Ahmedabad, Death; 27th Jumadil ula,950 AH)

22. Ali Shamshuddin Husain

Dai period: 933–933 AH/ 1527–1527 ADPlace of dai office : Zabeed,YEMENDeath: 21 Zilqad 933Mazoon: Mohammad Izzuddin

23.Mohammad Ezzuddin

Dai period: 933–946 AH/ 1527–1539 ADPlace of dai office : Zabeed,YEMENDeath: 27 Safar 946Mazoon: Yusuf Najmuddin

24.Yusuf Najmuddin ibn Sulaiman

Dai period: 946–974 AH/ 1539–1567 ADPlace of dai office : Taiyyeba,YEMENDeath: 16 zilhazza 974Mazoon: Jalal ShamsuddinMukasir: Maulai Miya Musaji(Dawat already shifted to India)

25. Jalal Shamshuddin Bin Hasan

Dai period: 974–975 AH/ 1567–1568 ADPlace of dai office : Ahemdabad,IndiaDeath: 16 Rabi-ul-akhir 975 AHMazoon: Dawood bin Ajabshah

After Dai Yusuf the central headquarter of the Tayyibi dawa transferred from Yemen to India by his successor Jalal Shamsuddin.

26.Dawood Bin Ajabshah

Dai period: 975–999 AH/ 1568–1591 ADPlace of dai office : Ahemdabad,IndiaDeath: 27 Rabi ul akhir 999Mazoon: Dawood bin Qutubshah

27.Dawood Bin Qutubshah

Dai period: 999–1021 AH/ 1591–1612 ADPlace of dai office : Ahemdabad,IndiaDeath: 15 Jumadil akhir 1021Mawazeen: Syedi Qazi Aminshah, Syedi Aminji bin Jalal, Sheikh Adam SafiyuddinMukasir: Al Maula Ali Mohammad bin Firoz

28.Sheikh Aadam Safiuddin

Dai period: 1021–1030 AH/ 1612–1622 ADPlace of dai office : Ahemdabad,IndiaDeath: 7 Rajab 1030 AHMazoon: Abdultayyeb ZakiuddinMukasir: Syedi Alimohammad bin Firoz

29.Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin

Dai period: 1030–1041 AH/ 1622–1633 ADPlace of dai office : Ahemdabad,IndiaDeath: 2 Rabi-ul-avval 1041 AHMazoon: Ali ShamsuddinMukasir: Kassimkhan Zainuddin

30. Ali Shamshuddin Bin Molai Hasan

Dai period: 1041–1042 AH/ 1633–1634 ADPlace of dai office : YemenDeath: 25 Rabi-ul-akhir 1042 AHMazoon: Kassimkhan Zainuddin

31. Kasimkhan Zainuddin Bin Feerkhan

Dai period: 1042–1054 AH/ 1634–1646 ADPlace of dai office : Ahemdabad,IndiaDeath: 9 Shawwal 1054Mazoon: Qutubkhan Qutbuddin

32. Qutubkhan Qutubuddin Shaheed

Dai period: 1054–1056 AH/ 1646–1648 ADPlace of dai office : Ahemdabad,IndiaDeath: 27 Jumadil akhir 1056Mazoon: Phirkhan Shujauddin

33.Feerkhan Shujauddin Bin Ahmedji

Dai period: 1056–1065 AH/ 1648–1657 ADPlace of dai office : Ahemdabad,IndiaDeath: 9 zilkad 1065Mazoon: Ismail Badruddin

34. Ismail Badruddin Bin Molai Raj Saheb

Dai period: 1065–1085 AH/ 1657–1676 ADPlace of dai office : Jam Nagar,IndiaDeath: 23 Jumadil akhir 1085Mawazeen: Syedi Najamkhan, Abdultaiyyeb ZakiyuddinMukaserin: Al Maula Abdul Waheed, Al Maula Shams Khan

35. Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin bin Badruddin

Dai period: 1085–1110 AH/ 1676–1692 ADPlace of dai office : Jam Nagar,IndiaDeath:12 Zilkad 110Mazoon: Musa KalimuddinMukasir: Al Maula Sheikh Adam Safiyuddin

36. Musa Kalimuddin Bin Zakiuddin

Dai period: 1110–1122 AH/ 1692–1711 ADPlace of dai office : Jam Nagar,IndiaDeath: 22 rabi ul akhir 1122Mawazeen: Syedi Sheikh Adam Safiyuddin, Noor Mohammad NooruddinMukasir: Syedi Khanji Phir

37. Noor Mohammad Nooruddin Kalimuddin

Dai period: 1122–1130 AH/ 1711–1719 ADPlace of dai office : Mandvi,IndiaDeath: 4 Rajab 1130Mawazeen: Syedi Qasimkhan bin Syedi Hamzabhai, Ismail Badruddin bin Sheikh AdamMukaserin: Syedi Hakimuddin bin Bawa Mulla Khan, Syedi Esamkhan, Sheikh Dawoodbhai

38.Ismail Badruddin II Bin Sayyedi Sheikh Aadam

Dai period: 1130–1150 AH/ 1719–1738 ADPlace of dai office : Jam Nagar,IndiaDeath:7 Moharram 1150Mawazeen: Syedi Kassim Khan bin Syedi Hamzabhai, Syedi Abdul Qadir Hakimuddin bin Bawa Mulla KhanMukasir: Syedi Shams bin Sheikh Hasan Khan

39.Ibrahim Wajiuddin Bin Sayedi Abdul Qadir

Dai period: 1150–1168 AH/ 1738–1756 ADPlace of dai office : Ujjain,IndiaDeath: 17 Moharram 1168Mawazeen: Syedi Sheikh Adam bin Nooruddin, Hebatullah al-Moayyed fid-DeenMukasir: Syedi Ali bin Phirji

40.Hebatullah-il-Moayed Fiddeen bin Vajiuddin

Dai period: 1168–1193 AH/ 1756–1780 ADPlace of dai office : Ujjain,IndiaDeath: 1 Shaban 1193Mawazeen: Syedi Lookmanji bin Sheikh Dawood, Syedi Khan Bahadur, Sheikh Fazal Abdultaiyyeb, Syedi HamzaMukasir: Syedi Abde Musa Kalimuddin

41. Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin Bin Badruddin

Dai period: 1193–1200 AH/ 1780–1787 ADPlace of dai office : Burhanpur,IndiaDeath: 4 Safar 1200Mawazeen: Syedi Sheikh Adam Safiyuddin, Yusuf NajmuddinMukasir: Abdeali Saifuddin

42.Yusuf Najmuddin Bin Zakiuddin

Dai period: 1200–1213 AH/ 1787–1799 ADPlace of dai office : Surat,IndiaDeath: 18 Jumadil akhir 1213Mawazeen: Syedi Sheikh Adam Safiyuddin, Abdeali SaifuddinMukaserin: Syedi Qamruddin, Sheikh Adam

43.Abdeali Saifuddin Bin Zakiuddin

Dai period: 1213–1232 AH/ 1799–1817 ADPlace of dai office : Surat,IndiaDeath: 12 Zilkad 1232Mawazeen: Syedi Sheikh Adam Safiyuddin, Mohammad EzzuddinMukaserin: Syedi Qamruddin, Sheikh Adam

44. Mohd. Ezzuddin Sayedi Jivanjee

Dai period: 1232–1236 AH/ 1817–1821 ADPlace of dai office : Surat,IndiaDeath:19 Ramjan 1236Mazoon: Syedi Sheikh Adam SafiyuddinMukasir: Taiyyeb Zainuddin

45. Tayyeb Zainuddin Bin Sayedi Jivanjee

Dai period: 1236–1252 AH/ 1821–1836 ADPlace of dai office : Surat,IndiaDeath: 15 Zilkad 1252Mawazeen: Syedi Sheikh Adam Safiyuddin, Syedi Hebatullah JamaluddinMukasir: Mohammed Badruddin

46. Mohammed Badruddin Bin Saifuddin

Dai period: 1252–1256 AH/ 1836–1840 ADPlace of dai office : Surat,IndiaDeath: 29 Jumadil akhir 1256Mazoon: Syedi Hebtullah JamaluddinMukasir: Abdulqadir Najmuddin

47. Abdulqader Najmuddin

Dai period: 1256–1302 AH/ 1840–1885 ADPlace of dai office : Ujjain,IndiaDeath: 26 Rajab 1302Mawazeen: Syedi Hebtullah Jamaluddin, Abdulhusain HusamuddinMukaserin: Syedi Abdeali Imaduddin, Syedi Ismail Badruddin

48. Abdul Husain Husamuddin

Dai period: 1302–1308 AH/ 1885–1891 ADPlace of dai office : Ahmedabad, IndiaDeath: 27 Zilhaj 1308Mazoon: Syedi Ismail BadruddinMukasir: Mohammad Burhanuddin

49.Mohammad Burhanuddin

Dai period: 1308–1323 AH/ 1891–1906 ADPlace of dai office : Surat,IndiaDeath: 27 Zilhaj 1323Mazoon: Syedi Ismail BadruddinMukasir: Syedi Hasan

50.Abdullah Badruddin Bin Husamuddin

Dai period: 1323–1333 AH/ 1906–1915 ADPlace of dai office : Surat, IndiaDeath: 10 Rajab 1333 AHMawazeen: Syedi Ismail Badruddin, Syedi Dawood ShehabuddinMukaserin: Syedi Ibrahim Vajihuddin, Syedi Taiyyeb Zainuddin

51. Taher Saifuddin

Dai period: 1333–1385 AH/ 1915–1965 ADPlace of dai office : Mumbai,IndiaDeath: 19 Rajab,1385 AHMawazeen: Syedi Dawood Shahabuddin, Syedi Fazal Qutbuddin, Mohammed Burhanuddin (RA)Mukaserin: Syedi Ishaq Jamaluddin, Syedi Saleh Safiyuddin

52. Mohammad Burhanuddin

Dai period: 1385 AH-1435 AH/ 1965 AD— Jan 2014Place of dai office : Mumbai,IndiaDeath: 16 Rabiul Awwal,1435 AH, Jan 17,2014Mazoon: Khuzaima (No longer associated with dawat)Mukaserin: Syedi Saleh Safiyuddin, Syedi Husain Husamuddin

53. Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin

Dai period: 1435 AH-/ 2014 AD-Place of dai office : Mumbai,IndiaMazoon: Syedi Husain Husamuddin (QS)Mukasir: Syedi Qasim Hakimuddin