Syedna Idris
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Syedna Idris Bin Syedna Hasan (died 19 Zilqad 872 AH
1467 AD), Shibaam, Yemen
) was the Nineteenth Da'i al-Mutlaq
(Absolute Missionary) of the Taiyabi
Musta‘lī
Bohra Islam
. He succeeded the 18th Dai Sayedna Ali Shamsuddin to the religious post. Syedna Idris became Da'i al-Mutlaq in 832 AH, 1429 AD.
During his tenure as Da'i, Syedna Idris appointed Moulai Adam as his associate and Wali-ul-Hind (6th) of India.
The "Uyun al-akhbar" is the most complete text written by Syedna 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. His other two famous books are Nuzhatul Afqar and Zohral Maani.
There is an incident famous of Indian Dawoodi Bohra Fatimid of their ‘walayat’. There was a ‘Farman’ (order) from 19th Dai Syedna Idris to Wali-ul-Hind (6th) Moulai Adam that he had to follow a person named by "Sakka" (a very pious person but a ‘Bhisti’ (water carrier) by profession, who had accepted Fatemid Dawat but was new to its tradition). Everyone was surprised but they did not have any doubt in their mind and prepared "Sakka" to perform namaz/prayer, and Moulai Adam along with his associate performed namaz under "Sakka" (Actually there was a second ‘farman’/order to be open after 3 days of the first, cancelling the first one and appointing back Molai Adam as Wali).
The mausoleum of Syedna Idris was under reconstruction with white marble by 52nd Dai Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin, and inaugurated by Dai himself on 23 September 2010. A large gathering of Dawoodi Bohra from all over the world witnessed the occasion.
Islamic calendar
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1467 AD), Shibaam, Yemen
Yemen
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) was the Nineteenth Da'i al-Mutlaq
Da'i al-Mutlaq
The term Dāʻī al-Mutlaq literally means "the absolute or unrestricted missionary". In Ismā'īlī Islām, the term dāʻī has been used to refer to important religious leaders other than the hereditary Imāms, and the Daʻwa or "Mission" is a clerical-style organisation. "The Daʻwa" was a term for the...
(Absolute Missionary) of the Taiyabi
Taiyabi
Tayyibi is a branch of Mustaali Ismailism that split with the Fatimid supporting Hafizi branch by believing Taiyab abi al-Qasim was the rightful Imam. They are the surviving branch of the Mustaali and have split into Dawoodi Bohra, Sulaimani Bohra, and Alavi Bohra.Upon the death of the 20th Imam...
Musta‘lī
Mustaali
The Musta‘lī Ismā'īlī Muslims are so named because they accept Al-Musta'li as the nineteenth Fatimid caliph and legitimate successor to his father, al-Mustansir...
Bohra Islam
Islam
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. He succeeded the 18th Dai Sayedna Ali Shamsuddin to the religious post. Syedna Idris became Da'i al-Mutlaq in 832 AH, 1429 AD.
During his tenure as Da'i, Syedna Idris appointed Moulai Adam as his associate and Wali-ul-Hind (6th) of India.
The "Uyun al-akhbar" is the most complete text written by Syedna 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. His other two famous books are Nuzhatul Afqar and Zohral Maani.
There is an incident famous of Indian Dawoodi Bohra Fatimid of their ‘walayat’. There was a ‘Farman’ (order) from 19th Dai Syedna Idris to Wali-ul-Hind (6th) Moulai Adam that he had to follow a person named by "Sakka" (a very pious person but a ‘Bhisti’ (water carrier) by profession, who had accepted Fatemid Dawat but was new to its tradition). Everyone was surprised but they did not have any doubt in their mind and prepared "Sakka" to perform namaz/prayer, and Moulai Adam along with his associate performed namaz under "Sakka" (Actually there was a second ‘farman’/order to be open after 3 days of the first, cancelling the first one and appointing back Molai Adam as Wali).
The mausoleum of Syedna Idris was under reconstruction with white marble by 52nd Dai Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin, and inaugurated by Dai himself on 23 September 2010. A large gathering of Dawoodi Bohra from all over the world witnessed the occasion.