Syedna Feerkhan Shujauddin
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Syedna Feerkhan Shujauddin (died 9 Zilkad 1065 AH
Islamic calendar
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 /1657 AD), Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
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, India
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) was the 33 rd 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 Dawoodi Bohra
Dawoodi Bohra
Dawoodi Bohra is a subsect of Ismāʿīlī Shīʿa Islām. While the Dawoodi Bohra is based in India, their belief system originates in Yemen, where it evolved from the Fatimid Caliphate and where they were persecuted due to their differences from mainstream Sunni Islam...

 sect of Musta‘lī
Mustaali
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 Islam
Islam
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.

Syedna Feerkhan Shujauddin succeeded , the 32 nd Dai Syedna Qutubuddin Shaheed
Syedna Qutubuddin Shaheed
Syedna Qutubkhan Qutubuddin Shaheed , Ahmedabad, India) was the 32 nd Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra sect of Musta‘lī Islam. He succeeded, the 31 st Dai Syedna Kasimkhan Zainuddin Bin Feerkhan, to the religious post.Syedna Qutubuddin Shaheed became Da'i al-Mutlaq in 1054 AH /1646AD...

, to the religious post. He became Da'i al-Mutlaq in 1056 AH (1648AD) and his period of Dawat was from 1056 -1065 AH ( 1648-1657 AD).

Syedna Feerkhan Shujauddin and Dawoodi Bohra had endured great hardships and were prevented from following the Fatimid 'shariat'(followings) and were forced to wear ivory and shave off their beards. Nevertheless, with the tireless efforts of Dai, Dawoodi Bohra remained steadfast on the 'shariat'. Syedna Feerkhan Shujauddin bestowed 'nas' upon 34 th Dai Syedna Ismail Badruddin
Syedna Ismail Badruddin
Syedna Ismail Badruddin Bin Molai Raj Saheb , Jamnagar, India) was the 34 th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra sect of Musta‘lī Islam. He succeeded , the 33 rd Dai Syedna Feerkhan Shujauddin Bin Ahmedji, to the religious post.Syedna Ismail Badruddin became Da'i al-Mutlaq in 1065 AH / 1657AD...

bin Maulai Raj, who had then shifted office of Dawat to Jamnagar.

The Dawoodi Bohra Dais are appointed one after other in the philosophy /Faith of “nass’ as done by earlier Imams. Fatemid/Bohra believe that the god representative will be always there on earth as his Imam and can not die before appointing his true successor.

This fact got further strength in the period of Syedna Feer Khan, who was prisoned by moughal ruler in India and kept in the horses stable area. Fire broke in the area, the complete surrounding area was burnt but the Dai was intact, fire could not reach his place of stay a 'raoti'(tent). This has impressed the ruler so much that he has released the Dai and shifted to Ahmedabad with full honour. This also show that he was true representative of Imamat and god saved him.
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