Among the Dawoodi Bohra branch of Musta'lī Ismā'īlī, Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin is the 53rd Dā'ī al-Mutlaq and vicegerent of the occulted Fatimid 21st Imam At-Tayyib Abu'l-Qasim.
During the period of 51st Dai Syedna Taher Saifuddin (A.Q) (1915-1965 AD), the Dawoodi Bohra Dawat shifted to Mumbai and continues there to the present day, currently headed by 53rd Dai al Mutlaq Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin TUS.
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Following the imam's occultation, the Dai has served as the his temporal representatives on earth; the current (53rd) Dai is Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin.
The Dawoodi Bohras are a sub group within the Mustaali, Ismaili Shia branch of Islam.Mufaddal Saifuddin is also one of the four Omara's(Rectors) of Al Jamea tus Saifiyah.
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During his trip to Yemen, he laid the foundations for the construction of Syedna Hatim's Roza.
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As a child, during the era of Syenda Taher Saifuddin, he began the recitation of the Quran in Saifee Villa; Colombo, Sri Lanka.
He was succeeded by his son, the 52nd Dai al-Mutlaq Dr. Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin who passed away on the 17th January 2014 and was laid to rest in this mausoleum by his son, Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, the 53rd Dai al-Mutlaq of Dawoodi Bohra community.
During the era of Syenda Taher Saifuddin, as a child, Syedi Mufaddal Saifuddin (the successor to the office of Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohras after Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin), began the recitation of the Quran in Saifee Villa.
At present the largest Taiyabi-descended faction, the Dawoodi Bohra Dawa is headed by 53rd dai Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin who has been appointed after the sudden death of 52nd Dai Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin.