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Shahzada
Taha Najmuddin
طٰه نجْمُ الدِّين
Najmuddin in 2019
Personal
Born
Taha

ReligionShi'a Islam
Parent
SectIsmailism
Dawoodi Bohra
Jurisprudence
Alma materAljamea tus Saifiyah
Other namesNajmuddin (Laqab)
Occupation
  • Professor Emeritus
  • Scholar
Relatives

Taha Najmuddin (Template:Lang-ar) is the second son of Mufaddal Saifuddin,[1][2] the 53rd Da'i al-Mutlaq[3] of the Dawoodi Bohras and the grandson of Mohammed Burhanuddin. He is an Arabic scholar at Al Jamea tus Saifiyah and heads a number of socio-economic institutions of the Dawoodi Bohra community.

Early life

Taha Najmuddin was born on 28 March 1975 in Mumbai, India. His primary education took place in Saifee Mahal, Mumbai under personal tutelage of his grandfather, Mohammed Burhanuddin and his father, Mufaddal Saifuddin. He attended MSB Educational Institute and graduated as Al-Faqih al-Jayyid (MA) in Islamic Fatemi Literature (Template:Lang-ar) from Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah in 1996.[citation needed] He completed the memorization of the Quran in 1999[4] and is also a professor at Al Jamea tus Saifiyah.[5]

Career

Taha Najmuddin regularly accompanies Mufaddal Saifuddin on his travels and oversees various socio-economic initiatives of the Dawoodi Bohra community.[citation needed] He administers the following departments:

  • Sigah al-Yemen (President): Management of the affairs of community members in Yemen.[6]
  • SBUT Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust (Vice-Chairman, 2014)[7] - Bhendi Bazaar redevelopment project.
  • Anjuman e Shiate Ali (Vice President) [8] - Managing the affairs of Dawoodi Bohra of Mumbai.
  • FMB - Faiz ul Mawaid al Burhaniyah[9][10] - A global food initiative serving daily meals to community members and cutting down on food wastage.
  • MSB - Al Madrasa tus Saifiya tul Burhaniyah [11] - Community schools worldwide.
  • Sigah al-KUN (President) [12] - Pilgrimages to Najaf & Karbala.
  • Upliftment & Fostership Programme[13][14] - A biannual campaign and outreach program which sees volunteers travel to cities and villages across South Asia and East Africa in order to uplift and foster critically low-income families within the community.

Najmuddin is also a signatory of the Amman Message along with his brother Ja'far us Sadiq Imaduddin.[15]

Recognition and awards

From third left (to right): Taha Najmuddin, Husain Burhanuddin, Ammar Jamaluddin, Qaidjoher Ezzuddin, Narendra Modi, Mufaddal Saifuddin, Idris Badruddin, Vidyasagar Rao, Devendra Fadnavis, Qusai Vajihuddin in Mumbai on 2 January 2015

References

  1. ^ Abdel-Rahim, Mohamed Sabry (17 August 2014). "سلطان البهرة في الهند.. منع الربا في تعاملات البنوك ويطعم مليون شخص يوميا حول العالم" [Sultan of Bohra in India .. prohibiting usury in banking transactions and feeding one million people daily around the world]. elabalad.news (in Arabic). Cairo: El Balad. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020.
  2. ^ "وزيراعظم سان سيدنا عالي قدر مفضل سيف الدين جي ملاقات" [Prime Minister Meeting with Syedna High Honorable Mufaddal Saifuddin] (in Sindhi). Islamabad: Associated Press of Pakistan. 9 October 2017. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020 – via pakistanpoint.com.
  3. ^ Waring, Kate (15 August 2014). "UK Charity Commission's View regarding The Dawat-e-Hadiyah Trust". Herbert Smith Freehills Solicitors and Nabarro Solicitors (Charity Commission).
  4. ^ mudreka. "Mahad Al-Zahra - Al Jamea tus Saifiyah - Mahad Al-Zahra - Al Jamea tus Saifiyah". mahadalquran.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  5. ^ Administrator. "AL JAMEA TUS SAIFIYAH BADRI MAHAL". bohradirectory.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Sigat ul Yemen".
  7. ^ "Saifee Burhani - About the Trust". www.sbut.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Anjuman-e-Shiate Ali Members | Welcome to Anjuman-e-Shiate Ali". www.anjumaneshiateali.org. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  9. ^ "FMB-Faiz Ul Mawaid Al Burhaniyah, FMB Thali, Jamaat, ITS, fmb Application, Android and IOS". www.faizulmawaidalburhaniyah.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Faiz ul Mawaid il Burhaniyah (Poona Students)". faizstudents.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  11. ^ "MSB - Karachi".
  12. ^ ":: Login Page ::". www.najafkarbala.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  13. ^ "The Dawoodi Bohras - Syedna's gift". thedawoodibohras.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  14. ^ "The Dawoodi Bohras - Holding out an uplifting hand". thedawoodibohras.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  15. ^ "Rector of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah meets with King of Jordan". jameasaifiyah.edu. 1 March 2018. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020.
  16. ^ His Holiness, Syedna Aali Qadr Mufaddal Saifuddin Saheb (1437H). شكر نعم اصحاب البركات. His Holiness Syedna Aali Qadr Mufaddal Saifuddin Saheb, Badri Mahal, Mumbai, India. p. 1269.
  17. ^ His Holiness, Syedna Aali Qadr Mufaddal Saifuddin Saheb (1438H). جامعة ثمرات العلوم. Mumbai, India: Badri Mahal. p. 1476.
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