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Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin is the 43rd [[Da'i al-Mutlaq]] of the [[Dawoodi Bohra]]. He is the son of 41st [[Da'i al-Mutlaq]] Syedna [[Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin]] and the brother of the 42nd [[Da'i al-Mutlaq]] Syedna [[Yusuf Najmuddin]]. He was a Dai, scholar and poet and one of the most venerated [[Dawoodi Bohra]] Dai's.

== Life ==
He was born on 12 [[Safar]] 1189 [[Hijri]], succeded the 42nd [[Da'i al-Mutlaq]] on 18 [[Jumada al-Thani]] 1213 [[Hijri]], died on 9 [[Dhu al-Qi'dah]] 1232 [[Hijri]]<ref>{{Cite book|title=الرسالة الشريفة تسبيح ذهب القدس|last=Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin Saheb|first=His Holiness|publisher=|year=1434H|isbn=|location=Mumbai, India|pages=|quote=|via=}}</ref> and is buried in al-Qubbah al-Najmiyah in [[Surat]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zaereen.com/mazaraat/surat/index.html|title=Surat Mazar Booking for Dawoodi Bohra - Mumineen Travel Portal|website=www.zaereen.com|access-date=2017-01-08}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=January 2017}} His mausoleum his visited daily by thousands of pilgrims, especially on his death anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://zeninfosys.net/zen/sites/default/files/styles/akhbar-popup/public/photos/akhbar/bilad-imaniyah/2014-09/25920/05-09-2014-277952-img-20140905-wa0008.jpg?itok=h59u0t6T|title=Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin - Urus (Death Anniversary)|last=|first=|date=|website=Zeninfosys|publisher=Zeninfosys|access-date=}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=January 2017}}

== Legacy ==
* He Build the educational institute ''Al-Dars-al-Saifee'' in 1224 [[Hijri]]<ref name=":0" /> (later renamed [[Al Jamea tus Saifiyah]] by Syedna [[Taher Saifuddin]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://jameasaifiyah.edu/al-dai-al-ajal-syedna-abdeali-saifuddin-ra/|title = Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah {{!}} Official Website » Al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin RA|website = jameasaifiyah.edu|access-date = 2017-01-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thedawoodibohras.com/about/dai-al-mutlaq/43-syedna-abdeali-saifuddin/|title=The Dawoodi Bohras - The 43rd al-da`i al-muṭlaq - Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin RA|website=thedawoodibohras.com|access-date=2017-01-08}}</ref>
* He built the al-Masjid al-Moazzam in [[Surat]] in 1219 [[Hijri]],<ref name=":0">{{cite book|url=|title=الرسالة الشريفة كمال النعم السابغة|last=His Holiness|first=Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin Saheb|date=1433H|publisher=His Holiness Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin Saheb, Badri Mahal, Mumbai, India|year=|isbn=|location=Mumbai, India|page=|pages=|quote=|via=}}</ref> which was later renovated by Syedna [[Mohammed Burhanuddin]] in 1418 [[Hijri]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://wikimapia.org/164247/Masjid-Al-Moazzam|title = Masjid Al Moazzam - Wikimapia|website = wikimapia.org|access-date = 2017-01-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thedawoodibohras.com/about/dai-al-mutlaq/43-syedna-abdeali-saifuddin/|title=The Dawoodi Bohras - The 43rd al-da`i al-muṭlaq - Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin RA|website=thedawoodibohras.com|access-date=2017-01-08}}</ref>
* During the Indian famines of 1813<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jambudveep.wordpress.com/2011/01/08/an-explanatory-note-on-the-famines-in-india/|title=An Explanatory note on the Famines in India|date=2011-01-08|website=Jambudveep's Blog|access-date=2017-01-08}}</ref> (1228 [[Hijri]]), 12,000 [[Dawoodi Bohra]]<nowiki/>s traveled to [[Surat]] where he housed, fed, maintained and uplifted them them at his own expense.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thedawoodibohras.com/about/dai-al-mutlaq/43-syedna-abdeali-saifuddin/|title=The Dawoodi Bohras - The 43rd al-da`i al-muṭlaq - Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin RA|website=thedawoodibohras.com|access-date=2017-01-08}}</ref>
* He made an important contribution to the development of [[Arabic]] in [[South Asia]] by developing a methodology which enabled students to quickly become proficient in Arabic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jameasaifiyah.edu/al-dai-al-ajal-syedna-abdeali-saifuddin-ra/|title=Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah {{!}} Official Website » Al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna Abdeali Saifuddin RA|website=jameasaifiyah.edu|access-date=2017-01-08}}</ref> He was referred to by is comtemporaries as al-Moiyed al-Asghar (the second Moiyed) after the famous [[Isma'ilism|Isma'ili]] scholar and poet [[Mu'ayyad fi'l-Din al-Shirazi]].<ref name=":0" />
* His major contributions comprise of systemizing the machinery of the [[Da'wah]], including formalizing the cirriculum and setting out the rules and regulations of the [[Dawoodi Bohra]] teachings.<ref name=":0" />

== Works ==
His [[Diwan]] of poetry, compiled by his student Abdeali Imaduddin, comprises of over 500 poems in [[Arabic]] and is an integral part of the curriculum at [[Al Jamea tus Saifiyah]]. His also composed the famous work "Ilm na moti jaro" (Arabic: علم نا موتي جرو)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sautuliman.com/volumes/special-online-edition/kika-bhai-jaldi-parho.html|title=Kika bhai jaldi parho - SAUT UL IMAN - The Voice of Iman|access-date=2017-01-08}}</ref> in [[Lisan al-Dawat]] which is memorized by every single [[Dawoodi Bohra]] member.

He penned a series of epistles known as the al-Rasail al-Saifiyah. [[Isma'ilism|Isma'il]] books such as Muntaza' al-Akhbar<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abebooks.com/Muntaza-al-akhbar-akhbar-al-duah-al-akhyar-min/18522690264/bd|title=Muntaza' al-akhbar : fi akhbar al-du'ah al-akhyar : min al-da'i al-Dhu'ayb ibn Musá al-Wadi'i ilá al-da'i Dau'd'ji ibn Qutb Shah by Burhanpuri, Sulayman'ji [d. 1826 CE] [ Tarabulsi, Samir Faruq ; editor : ]: Dar al-Gharb al-Islami, Bayrut orig. wrappers, al-Tab'ah 1.. - Expatriate Bookshop of Denmark|website=www.abebooks.com|access-date=2017-01-08}}</ref> and Kitab al-Najah were written under his directives.

==References==
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