Dawoodi Bohra are a subsect of Ismāʿīlī Shīʿī Islam. Dawoodi Bohras follow the Seven pillars of Ismaili Islam in the tradition of Fatimid Dawat.
“Surely we belong to God and to Him shall we return”
The spiritual leader of Dawoodi Bohra community Dr Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin passed away on Friday after a cardiac arrest in Mumbai. He was 102.
His 70-year old son Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin has succeeded him, it was announced.
Syedna Burhanuddin died on Friday morning at his residence in South Mumbai, a spokesperson for the community said.
“The 52nd Dai al-Mutlaq of the worldwide Dawoodi Bohra community, His Holiness Dr Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin expired today at the age of 102 at his Mumbai residence at Saifee Mahal,” he said.
MUMBAI, India (AP) — A pre-dawn stampede killed 18 people Saturday as tens of thousands of people gathered to mourn the death of a Muslim spiritual leader in India’s financial capital, police said.
At least 40 other people were injured in the stampede when mourners thronged the home of Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, the head of the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community, Mumbai Police Commissioner Satya Pal Singh said.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/01/18/stampede-india-muslim-mumbai/4622129/
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/19/world/asia/india-deadly-stampede.html
Ismailimail 
Heartfelt condolences to the Dawoodi Bohra community on the passing away of the 52nd Dai al Mutlaq.
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