Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin I
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Syedna Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin | |
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عبدُالطّيّب زكي الدين | |
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| Da'i al-Mutlaq | |
| In office 1622 AD (1030 AH) – 1633 AD (1041 AH) | |
| Preceded by | Sheikh Adam Safiuddin |
| Succeeded by | Ali Shams al-Din IV |
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| Resting place | Ahmedabad, India |
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| Religion | Islam |
| Sect | Isma'ili Dawoodi Bohra |
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Syedna Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin (died 2 Rabi-ul-Awwal 1041 AH/1633 AD; born 8 Safar-ul-Muzaffar 972 AH/15 September 1564 AD, Ahmedabad, India) was the 29th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra. He succeeded the 28th Dai, Syedna Sheikh Adam Safiuddin to the religious post.
Family
[edit]Syedna Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin was born in 1564. His father was Syedna Dawood Bin Qutubshah while his mother was Raani Aai Saheba binte Ali bin Jivabhai. He had two brothers: 32nd Dai Syedna Qutub Khan Qutubuddin, Miya Khan-ji and a sister called Habiba.
Life
[edit]It was during his tenure that a dissident sect was formed called Alavi Bohras led by Ali bin Ibrahim, grandson of Syedna Sheikh Adam Safiuddin.
Succession
[edit]Syedna Zakiuddin appointed (declared nass on) Syedna Ali Shamsuddin to be his successor.[1]
Mausoleum
[edit]Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin dedicated a new mausoleum in 1996. The inner walls are ornamented with verses of the Quran in Kufic script and inlaid with rubies.
References
[edit]- ^ "List of Syednas". Archived from the original on 16 July 2012.
Further reading
[edit]- Daftary, Farhad, The Ismaili, Their History and Doctrine (Chapter -Mustalian Ismailism- p. 300-310)
- Lathan, Young, Religion, Learning and Science
- Bacharach, Joseph W. Meri, Medieval Islamic Civilisation