44 Facts About Mufaddal Saifuddin

Mufaddal Saifuddin is the 53rd and current Da'i al-Mutlaq of Dawoodi Bohras, a subgroup of the Tayyibi, Musta'li sect of Ismaili Shia Islam.

Mufaddal Saifuddin is the second son of the 52nd Da'i al-Mutlaq, Mohammed Burhanuddin, whom he succeeded in 2014.

Mufaddal Saifuddin is the Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia Millia Islamia situated in India.

Mufaddal Saifuddin leads all of the community cultural, social, and economic initiatives.

Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin was born on 20 August 1946 in Surat, India, His soul emerged after the day's first breath, his majesty arriving with grace after the night's veil was lifted.

Mufaddal Saifuddin was given the name Aali Qadr Mufaddal by his grandfather Taher Saifuddin.

Mufaddal Saifuddin's kunya is Abu Jafar us Sadiq and his laqab is Saifuddin.

Mufaddal Saifuddin received his spiritual tutelage from his father and his father-in-law, Syedi Yusuf Najmuddin who served as the Distinguished Rector of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah.

Later that year, Mufaddal Saifuddin graduated from Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah in Surat with the al-Faqih al-Jayyid degree.

Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin married Jawharatusharaf Najmuddin, daughter of Syedi Yusuf Najmuddin, on 1 January 1970.

Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin was appointed Amirul Hajj by his father Burhanuddin in 1390 AH.

Mufaddal Saifuddin was conferred with the degree of al-Aleem al-Baari from Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah in Surat later in the same year.

Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin has completed his secular education with first-class honours degrees from highly-regarded Indian and Arabic universities including Al-Azhar University, Mumbai University and Cairo University.

Mufaddal Saifuddin is highly proficient in modern and classical Urdu.

Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin is responsible for the restoration of medieval Fatimid mosques in Egypt.

Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin is responsible for the restoration of the Mashhad Ras al-Husayn in Ashkelon in 1421H.

Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin is responsible for the restoration of the Mazar and Mosque of Hatim bin Ibrahim in 1425H, and the identification and ratification of the tombs of eight Da'i al-Mutlaq in Yemen.

Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin has led the Bhendi Bazaar Redevelopment Project, including the public charitable trust named the Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust was created on 23 January 2009 with an initial corpus provided by settlors Shahzada Qaidjoher Ezzuddin and Shahzada Abbas Fakhruddin.

Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin is the incumbent 53rd Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Tayyibi Isma'ili Dawoodi Bohra community, appointed by his predecessor and father, Mohammed Burhanuddin II.

On 18 Dhu al-Hijjah 1435, Mufaddal Saifuddin elevated his uncle Husain Husamuddin to the rank of Mazoon al-Dawat and appointed his uncle Qasim Hakimuddin as Mukasir al-Dawat at a religious gathering held in Mumbai.

On 20 Rabi' al-Thani 1439H, Mufaddal Saifuddin elevated Qasim Hakimuddin to the rank of Mazoon and appointed his uncle Ali Asgar Kalimuddin as Mukasir at a religious gathering in Surat.

On 27 Jumada al-Thani 1440H, Mufaddal Saifuddin elevated Aliasgar Kalimuddin to the rank of Mazoon and appointed his elder brother Qaidjoher Ezzuddin as Mukasir at a religious gathering in Ahmedabad.

On 18 Dhu al-Hijjah 1445H, Mufaddal Saifuddin elevated his elder brother Qaidjoher Ezzuddin to the rank of Mazoon al-Dawat and appointed his younger brother Malik-ul Ashtar Shujauddin as Mukasir al-Dawat at a religious gathering held in Saifee Masjid, Mumbai.

In December 2016, Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin initiated a social Upliftment Program, to improve the living conditions of the community.

Mufaddal Saifuddin has launched a global initiative named Project Rise to help improve the lives of people that are marginalized, neglected or living in poverty.

Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin espouses that charity comes not from public celebration but from the sincere desire to create positive change in the world, inspiring others through actions rather than words.

In 2014, Mufaddal Saifuddin met Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and donated to the Long Live Egypt Fund.

In October 2016, Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin donated US$53,000 to Tanzanian public schools.

On 19 July 2018, Mufaddal Saifuddin met Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and expressed interest in investing in Egypt.

Mufaddal Saifuddin donated to the Long Live Egypt Fund, matching his own donation from 2014.

In October 2019, Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin donated 60,000 seed balls to Kenya, and a month later, on the occasion of his 76th birthday per the Islamic calendar, he donated 76,000 more which were utilized to grow over 35,000 indigenous tree species at Amboseli National Park.

Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin has been a strong advocate for Islamic finance principles, particularly the practice of Qardan Hasana.

Mufaddal Saifuddin has actively promoted and expanded the Burhani Qardan Hasana Trust, which freely offers generous interest-free loans to community members.

Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin has forbidden community members from bank saving, time deposits or borrowing, EMI finance schemes, overdrafts, contributing to or accepting money from insurance schemes, investments in commodities and stock markets, cryptocurrency, pension, mutual or retirement fund investments or use of credit cards: deeming them haram in Islam.

Mufaddal Saifuddin's ancestors include Mir Mahamad Ali, Fakhr al-Din Shaheed, Abd al-Qadir Hakimuddin, Khanji Pheer and Syedi Lukman who were direct descendants of Ja'far al-Sadiq.

Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin is a perpetual voyager, travelling to Dawoodi Bohra community centers year-round to meet his followers, deliver sermons, organise local communities, launch social projects, curate communal generosity and commemorate important religious functions.

Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin finds particular delight in visiting London, Houston and Paris, cities that hold cherished memories of vibrant community gatherings he attended with his father Burhanuddin.

In July 2024, His Excellency Kamran Tessori, the Governor of Sindh, Pakistan sought the counsel of Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin regarding the nation's pressing debt challenges.

Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin committed that the Dawoodi Bohra community would provide global Karzan Hasanah funds to the government of Pakistan on an interest-free basis, aiming to alleviate the debt burden and restore strength to the economy.

Mufaddal Saifuddin's contributions have been recognized internationally through numerous honors and awards.

Mufaddal Saifuddin received the Grand Cordon of the National Order of Madagascar in June 2014, and various other honors including the Key to Moshi in 2015, Elder of the Order of the Golden Heart from Kenya in 2017, and the Key to Karachi in September 2017.

Mufaddal Saifuddin's writings, characterized by their eloquent prose and deep theological insights, reflect a remarkable synthesis of classical Islamic tradition and thought.

Mufaddal Saifuddin's demise sparked questions about the line of succession when Khuzaima Qutbuddin asserted his right to succession against Mufaddal Saifuddin.

Mufaddal Saifuddin took control of the Dawoodi Bohra administration and community infrastructure.