Mohammed Ezzuddin

Syedna
Mohammed Ezzuddin
مُحَمّد عِزُّالدّين
Mazar-e-Saifee, Surat, where Syedna Ezzuddin is buried.
Da'i al-Mutlaq
In office
1817 AD (1232 AH) – 1821 AD (1236 AH)
Preceded byAbde Ali Saifuddin
Succeeded byTayyeb Zainuddin
Title
  • Syedna
  • Maulana
  • Da'i al-Mutlaq
  • Da'i al-Fatemi
Personal
Born1788
Died(1821-06-19)19 June 1821
Resting placeMazar-e-Saifee, Surat, India
ReligionShi'a Islam
Parents
  • Syedi Jivanjee bin Shaikh Dawood bhai (father)
  • Buji BaiSaheba binte Mulla Ahmed-ji (mother)
SectIsma'ili
Dawoodi Bohra
Jurisprudence

Syedna Mohammed Ezzuddin Bin Syedi Jivanjee (died on 19 Ramadan al-Moazzam 1236 AH/1821 AD, Surat, India) was the 44th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra sect. He succeeded the 43rd Da'i, Syedna Abde'Ali Saifuddin, to the religious post at the age of 29. He was born in 1788.


Dai period: 1232–1236 AH/1817–1821 AD
Place of dai office: Surat, India
Death:19 Ramadan al-Moazzam 1236
Mazoon: Syedi SheikhAdam Safiyuddin
Mukasir: Tayyeb Zainuddin

Family

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His father was Syedi Jivanjee bin Shaikh Dawood bhai and his mother was Buji BaiSaheba binte Mulla Ahmed-ji. He was the brother of the Da'i who succeeded him, Syedna Tayyeb Zainuddin. 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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Syedna Mohammed Ezzuddin became Da'i al-Mutlaq in 1232 AH/1817 AD at the age of 29.[1] His period of Dawat was 1232–1236 AH/1817–1821 AD.[2]

Death

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Syedna Mohammed Ezzuddin suffered from acute abdominal pain which had a debilitating effect. He died at the age of 33.

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

Further reading

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  • The Ismaili, their history and doctrine by Farhad Daftary (Chapter -Mustalian Ismailism- p. 300-310)
Shia Islam titles
Mohammed Ezzuddin
Born: 1788 Died: 19 June 1821
Preceded by 44th Dā'ī al-Mutlaq
1232–1236 AH/1817–1821 AD
Succeeded by