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    A Gujarati Bohra pictured wearing white and gold turban with a red top. The roots of the community's establishment in India go back to the Fatimid era, when Al Mustansir Billah, the 18th Imam, sent a Dai named Abdullah from Yemen to initiate the Da'wah on his behalf.Abdullah arrived in Cambay (modern day Khambhat, Gujarat) in AD 1067/H 460 and soon won many converts, including local rulers.
  2. The three savants won over significant numbers of the local populace to f imid sh islam. Bohra sources name the r jput ruler of Gujarat, siddhar ja Jayasimha (r. 1094-1143 C.E.), among the first converts, as well as his waz rs raja T rmal and raja Bh rmal, whose descendents would play a prominent and recurrent role in the leadership of the ...
  3. everyculture.com

    The Daudi Bohras are Shias of the Mustaalian division of the great Ismaili sect. The main differences between their beliefs and practices and those of regular Muslims are: the Daudi Bohras pay special attention to Ali, to his sons, Hassan and Hussain, and to their high priest, the Mullah Sahib of Surat; they pay special attention to circumcision; they reject the validity of the three caliphs ...
  4. thedawoodibohras.com

    Bohra attire is inspired by Islamic principles and as for most cultures and civilisations throughout history, Bohra dress has physical, psychological, social and spiritual significance. Food plays an important role in Bohra religious rites as well as cultural traditions and certain dishes have therefore become synonymous with special occasions.
  5. Bohras are an Isma'ili Shi'i community of Gujarati descent numbering around a million. They reside mainly in India, although a long-standing affinity for entrepreneurialism has spread Bohra communities throughout the world, Blank aims to demonstrate that Bohras combine modernity and religious conservatism in an unusually harmonious synthesis.
  6. architexturez.net

    This book explores the Bohra house form and domestic environment as architectural manifestations of culture. The traditional habitats of the Islamic community of the Bohras (generally referred to Daudi Bohras) in Gujarat are excellent examples of traditional architecture rooted in the regional landscape. It aims to identify and analyze some of the social and cultural factors that have a ...
  7. dawoodi-bohras.com

    Gender is important as an organizing theme in dwelling layouts and use of spaces. For the Bohras, religion is a way of life that also provides a civic code, influencing social behavior and interactions. The Bohra house is usually always oriented according to the cardinal directions as per the practice in the region.
  8. thedawoodibohras.com

    A groundbreaking initiative that saw the establishment of community kitchens in towns and cities in different parts of the world where members of the Dawoodi Bohra community reside, the Faiz al-Mawaid al-Burhaniyah (FMB) programme was established with one overarching objective: to provide at least one wholesome and nutritious meal a day to every community household.
  9. dawoodi-bohras.com

    The Bohra theologians claim that Imam Mustansir had nominated Musta'li as his successor as the next Imam and ruler. The Nizaris (also known as Isma'ilis or Agakhanis) reject this claim. Nizaris maintain that Nizar was the successor and Imamate continued in his progeny. Both Isma'ilis and Bohras are found throughout South Asia and South East Asia.
  10. The Muslim community of Daudi Bohras traces its ancestry to early conversions to Ismaili Shiism during the reign of the Fatimid Caliph Imam, al-Mustansir (1036-1094 AD). When schisms occurred in the Ismaili dawah (mission) in the eleventh and twelfth centuries in Egypt, the Ismailis in India followed the Fatimid Tayyibi dawah of Yemen.

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    The Dawoodi Bohras are a religious denomination within the Ismā'īlī branch of Shia Islam. They number approximately one million worldwide and have settled in over 40 countries around the world. The majority of the Dawoodi Bohra community resides in India, with sizable congregations in Pakistan, Yemen, East Africa, and the Middle East. They also have a growing presence in Europe, North America, and Australia. The present leader is the 53rd al-Dai al-Mutlaq, Mufaddal Saifuddin who assumed office in January 2014. The Dawoodi Bohras profess Islam distinguished as the Shiah Fatimi Ismaili Tayyibi Dawoodi Bohras. Their faith is founded on the conviction that there is only one god, Allah, that the Holy Quran is the message of Allah, that the Islamic prophet Mohammed is the last of the Prophets, and that Ali is his legatee and successor. Wikipedia

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