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  2. The Dawoodi Bohra practice what they call khatna, [ 116 ]khafd, [ 117 ] or khafz, [ 118 ] a practice critics consider female genital mutilation (FGM). The procedure is for the most part performed without anaesthesia by a traditional circumciser when girls reach their seventh year. [ 119 ]

  3. Syedna Dr. Mufaddal Saifuddin (Arabic: عـالي قـدر مُـفـضّـل سـيـفُ ٱلـدّين, romanized: ʿĀlī Qadr Mufaḍḍal Sayf al-Dīn) is the spiritual leader, the 53rd Da'i al-Mutlaq [8] [9] of one million Dawoodi Bohras, [10] a subgroup of the Tayyibi, Mustaali, Ismaili Shia branch of Islam.

  4. May 28, 2024 · Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin is the 53rd al-Dai al-Mutlaq and present leader of the worldwide Dawoodi Bohra community. He has dedicated his life to the service of the community and the betterment of society at large, with a special emphasis on education, environmental responsibility and socio-economic development.

    • Dawoodi Bohra community is a sect within Shia Islam known for trading and business acumen. It is not to be confused with the Sunni Bohras who are also a Bohra Muslim community with many similar cultural traits as Dawoodi Bohras.
    • India is known to have around 500,000 Bohras including the diasporas spread across the world. A large number of Dawoodi Bohra population reside in India, Yemen, Pakistan and East Africa.
    • The former spiritual leader of Dawoodi Bohra community's Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin died in January this year, after which his son, Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, took over.
    • The Dawoodi Bohra community follow the seven pillars of Ismaili Islam in Fatimid Dawat - walaayat (guardianship of faith), tahaarat (purity of body and thought), salaat (prayer), zakaat (offering a portion of one's income to Allah), sawm (fasting, particularly in the month of Ramadan), hajj (once in a lifetime pilgrimage to Mecca) and jihad (defending of one's faith).
  5. Feb 10, 2023 · Who are the Dawoodi Bohras? The Dawoodi Bohras are Shia Muslims whose leader is known as the Al-Dai-Al-Mutlaq. According to members of the community, there are around 1 million Dawoodi Bohras spread around the world.

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  6. Apr 23, 2024 · In a relief to the spiritual head of the Dawoodi Bohra community, Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday (April 23) dismissed a challenge to his leadership that had been ongoing for a decade. Justice Gautam S Patel had concluded the hearing and reserved his verdict in the dispute on April 5, 2023.

  7. The Dawoodi Bohras throughout the world are guided by their leader known as the al-dai al-mutlaq (unrestricted missionary), who first operated from Yemen and then, for the last 450 years, from India. The present leader is the 53rd al-Dai al-Mutlaq, His Holiness Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin.