Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin II

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Syedna Abd al-Tayyib Zakiuddin II was the 35th Dai of Dawoodi Bohra (died on 12 Zilkad 1110 AH/1692 AD, Jamnagar, India). He succeeded the 34th Dai Ismail Badruddin I to the religious post. Zakiuddin became Da'i al-Mutlaq in 1085 AH/1676 AD.[1][2] His period of Dawat was 1085–1110 AH/1676–1692 AD.[1] Syedna Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin is a descendant of Moulaya Bharmal.

Life[]

Syedna Abduttayeb was born in 1038 AH during the tenure of 29th Dai. He received elementary education from his grandfather Maulaya Raj bin Maulaya Adam. He received his higher education first from a tutor and then from a religious school. He had committed the entire Quran to memory.

Syedna Abduttayeb was 47 when he assumed the office of Dai in 1676 AD and retained Jamnagar as the center of administration. He visited Ahmedabad in 1090 AH to launch several religious, economic and social revival programs.

Succession[]

He conferred succession on his son Musa Kalimuddin in 1091 AH.

Death[]

Zakiuddin died at the age of 63 due to ailing health.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Mamujee Hassanally, Yusuf (2017). Gems of History: A Brief History of Doat Mutlaqeen. Colombo: Alvazaratus Saifiyah.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2014-03-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Further reading[]

  • The Ismaili, their history and doctrine by Farhad Daftary (Chapter -Mustalian Ismailism- p. 300-310)
  • The Uyun al-akhbar is the most complete text written by an Ismaili/Tayyibi/Dawoodi 19th Dai Sayyedna Idris bin Hasan on the history of the Ismaili community from its origins up to the 12th century CE period of the Fatimid caliphs al-Mustansir (d. 487/1094), the time of Musta‘lian rulers including al-Musta‘li (d. 495/1101) and al-Amir (d. 524/1130), and then the Tayyibi Ismaili community in Yemen.
Preceded by 35th Dā'ī al-Mutlaq
1085–1110 AH/ 1676–1692 AD.
Succeeded by


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