Yusuf Najmuddin

Syedna Yusuf Najmuddin Bin Syedna Zakiuddin [1] (Arabic: يوسف نجم الدين‎) (died on 18 Jumadil Akhir 1213 AH/27 November 1798 AD, Surat, India) was the 42nd Da'i al-Mutlaq (Absolute Missionary) of the Dawoodi Bohra sect of Musta‘lī Islam. He succeeded the 41st Da'i Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin Bin Badruddin, to the religious post.

Not to be confused with Yusuf Najmuddin I.
Mazar e Saifee, Surat, Najmuddin's final resting place.

He was born in Jamnagar in 1764 AD and was tutored by his father Syedna Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin Bin Badruddin. He married Manak Aai Saheba, daughter of Shaikh Mitha bhai bin Shaikh Adam Safiyuddin bin Syedna Nooruddin. By this marriage, Syedna Yusuf had two daughters, Zainab Baisaheba and Hawwa Baisaheba.

Syedna Yusuf Najmuddin became Da'i al-Mutlaq in 1200 AH at the age of 23.[2] His period of Dawat was from 1200-1213 AH (1787-1799 AD). During his time in office, the Dawat office shifted from Jamnagar to Surat.

Syedna Yusuf died at the age of 36.

Family tree linking Dawoodi Bohra Dais with noted Duats
(Note:Black borders indicate 'Noted Duats' and red borders Dais.)
Moulayi TarmalMoulayi Bharmal
Syedi FakhruddinMoulayi Yaqoob
Syedi DawoodMoulayi Ali
Syedi Hasan Feer
multiple generations
Moulayi Dawood
Syedi Shams KhanMoulayi Raj
Moulai Hasanji BadshahBawa Mulla KhanSyedi Lukman jiSyedi Khanji PheerIsmail Badruddin I(34)
Abdul Qadir HakimuddinJeeva BhaiFatema AaiZakiuddin II(35)
multiple generations
Moulai Faijullah BhaiSyedna Ibrahim(39)Ali BhaiMaryam BaiIsmail Badruddin II(38)
Amena BaiAhmedjiAbduttayyeb Zakiuddin III(41)
multiple generationsmultiple generations
Bouji AaiYusuf Najmuddin(42)Abde Ali Saifuddin(43)
Mohammed Ezzuddin(44)Tayyeb Zainuddin(45)Maryam AaiMohammed Badruddin(46)
{Abdul Qadir Najmuddin(47)Zainab AaiSakina AaiRatan Aai}
Mohammed Burhanuddin(49)Abdul Husain Husamuddin(48)
Taher Saifuddin(51)Husaina AaiAbdullah Badruddin(50)
Amatullah AaiMohammed Burhanuddin(52)
Mufaddal Saifuddin(53)

References

  • List of Syednas (according to Dawoodi Bohras)
  • (A Chronological List of Duatil Mutlaqin)
  • 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

Reference List

  1. List of Syednas Archived July 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

See also

Preceded by
Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin Bin Badruddin		 42nd Dā'ī al-Mutlaq
1200-1213 AH (1787-1799 AD)		 Succeeded by
Abde Ali Saifuddin
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