Dawoodi Bohra#Masjid

Dawoodi Bohras are a subset of the Taiyebi sect of the Musta'li branch of Isma'ilism, a part of Shia Islam.{{cite book |last=Abdulhussein |first=Mustafa |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uy8QAQAAIAAJ |title=Al-Dai Al-Fatimi, Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin: an illustrated biography |date=27 September 2001 |publisher=Al-Jamea-Tus-Saifiyah Press |isbn=978-0-9536256-0-4 |location=London |pages=4 |language=English}}{{rp|1–4}} Central to their beliefs is reverence for the Fatimid imams, who trace their lineage to Muhammad's daughter, Fatima.

The Fatimids, descendants of Muhammad, ruled over North Africa and Egypt, Hejaz, and the Levant between the 10th and 11th centuries. They flourished during what Maurice Lombard called the Golden Age of Islam,{{Cite book|last=Brett|first=Michael|title=The Fatimid Empire|publisher=Edinburgh University Press|year=2017|isbn=9780748640775|location=UK|pages=13|language=English}} and were patrons of arts, learning, and scientific discovery. The 14th Imam, al-Mui’zz, founded the city of Cairo and established Al-Azhar University, one of the oldest universities in the world.{{Cite book|last=Glenn Hardaker|first=Aishah Ahmad Sabki|title=Pedagogy in Islamic Education: The Madrasa Context|publisher=Emerald Group Publishing|pages=16|language=English}}

Before the empire's decline, Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah, the 20th Fatimid imam, directed his grand emissary, Arwa bint Ahmad, the Sulayhid queen of Yemen, to establish the office of the Da'i al-Mutlaq ({{lit|unrestricted missionary}}) to act as vicegerent for his son, the 21st Imam Al-Tayyib Abu'l-Qasim and to lead the faithful. Arwa bint Ahmad appointed Zoeb bin Musa as the first Da'i al-Mutlaq.{{r|daftary1992}}{{Cite book |title=Gems of History: A Brief History of Doat Mutlaqeen |url=https://gemsofhistory.com|last1=Mamujee Hassanally |first1=Yusuf |year=2017 |publisher=Alvazaratus Saifiyah |location=Colombo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224174925/https://gemsofhistory.com/ |archive-date=24 February 2021}} [https://archive.org/details/gems-of-history-a-brief-history-of-doat-mutlaqin Alt URL]

Succession to the office of al-Da'i al-Mutlaq happens through nass, whereby each Da'i appoints a successor in his own lifetime.{{sfn|Blank|2001|p=106}}

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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. Abdullah was the first Wali (representative) in India.{{Cite book |last=Daftary |first=Farhad |title=The Isma'ilis: Their History and Doctrines (2nd ed.) |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2007 |location=Cambridge, UK |pages=269 |language=English}}{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RK__DwAAQBAJ |isbn=978-1-64899-659-7 |title=Lanterns on the Lanes: Lit for Life… |date=28 December 2020 |publisher=Notion Press}}

The seclusion of al-Tayyib led to the establishment of the office of al-Dai al-Mutlaq in Yemen. The Indian community which had pledged allegiance to the Fatimids continued to remain loyal to the Dais in Yemen. This resulted in a secession with the Hafizis, led by Al-Tayyib's uncle, Abd al-Majid. Twenty-three Dais operated from their mountain bases in Yemen for nearly four centuries, preserving the faith and authoring seminal works. The 19th Dai, Idris Imaduddin, wrote numerous works, including a comprehensive and detailed history of the Fatimid faith.

Meanwhile, the community in Gujarat had maintained ties with their Dais in Yemen, who closely supervised their affairs and regularly welcomed Bohra delegations from Gujarat. During this time, the community grew in size, especially in Cambay, Patan, Sidhpur, and Ahmedabad.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OOXNDwAAQBAJ |title=Islam en India y China |publisher=Cambridge Stanford Books}}

Yusuf bin Sulayman Najmuddin, originally from Sidhpur, a town in Gujarat, was one of the Bohras who travelled to Yemen to seek knowledge from the Dai. Najmuddin arrived in Yemen while still in his youth and first studied under Hasan bin Nuh al-Bharuchi. He was eventually appointed the 23rd Dai as his successor and became the first from the Indian community to lead the Tayyibi Da’wa as the 24th al-Mutlaq. When Najmuddin died in CE 1567/H 974, the central headquarters of the Da’wah were transferred from Yemen to Gujarat by his Indian successor, Jalal bin Hasan.

When the 26th al-Dai al-Mutlaq died in CE 1589/H 997, he was succeeded by Dawood Bin Qutubshah. However, three years later, Sulayman bin Hasan, a high-ranking dignitary in Yemen, claimed the succession to the leadership of the community for himself. This succession dispute was brought before the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1597. A special tribunal decided in favour of Dawood Bin Qutubshah. However, this did not dissolve tensions, leading to a schism in the community. A majority of Bohras acknowledged Dawood Bin Qutubshah as the rightful successor and henceforth came to be known as Dawoodis (or Da’udis.){{Cite book|last=Daftary|first=Farhad|title=Historical Dictionary of the Ismailis|publisher=The Scarecrow Press|year=2012|isbn=9780810861640|location=UK|pages=82|language=English}}

Over the next few centuries, the Bohra headquarters moved within India with the changing location of the Dai. The centre of the Da’wah has been in six places: Ahmedabad (eight Dais, from 1567/974 to 1655/1065); Jamnagar in the Kathiawar region of Gujarat (five Dais, from 1655/1065 to 1737/1150); Ujjan in the present-day state of Madhya Pradesh (two Dais, from 1737/1150 to 1779/1193); Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh (one Dai, from 1779/1193 to 1785/1200); Surat in the present-day state of Gujarat (eight Dais, from 1785/1200 to 1933/1351) and Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra, where the current Dai resides.{{Cite book|last=Qutbuddin|first=Tahera|title=The Encyclopedia of Islam Three|publisher=Brill|year=2013|pages=58|language=English}}

Starting in the early 19th century, some community members emigrated in search of better livelihoods. The first wave of Bohra traders to migrate to East Africa did so in the aftermath of a severe drought in Kathiawar. The 43rd Dai, Abdeali Saifuddin, invited 12,000 of his followers to Surat, and provided food, work and lodgings for all of them. His only conditions were that they learn and practice vocational skills, and he gave them their earnings when it was time for them to leave Surat. Many from this group decided to use this capital to venture forth to trade in East Africa.{{Cite web|last=Lentin|first=Sifra|title=The globalised Dawoodi Bohras of Bombay|url=https://www.gatewayhouse.in/globalised-dawoodi-bohra-bombay/|url-status=live|website=Gateway House|date=25 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210327114322/https://www.gatewayhouse.in/globalised-dawoodi-bohra-bombay/ |archive-date=27 March 2021}}

A century on from Abdeali Saifuddin, Taher Saifuddin acceded to the office of al-Dai al-Mutlaq as the 51st Dai, He is credited with revitalising the community by restructuring its organisation on modern lines.{{Cite book|last=Habibullah|first=Abdul Qaiyum|url=https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/6991544|title=A Brief Biographical Sketch of His Holiness Syedna Taher Saifuddin Saheb|publisher=Dawoodi Bohra Book Depot|year=1947|location=Bombay, India|pages=6|language=English}}

He shifted the community headquarters from Surat to Mumbai, which had become a major centre of trade and commerce in India. Over time, Dawoodi Bohra communities have expanded globally through migration, contributing to the establishment of thriving communities in various regions.

As Muslims, the Dawoodi Bohras believe in Tawhid, Islam's central monotheistic concept of a single, indivisible God (Allah).

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Walayah – devotion to God, Muhammad, his family, and his descendants – is the most important of the seven pillars of Islam according to the Dawoodi Bohra faith.

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The other six pillars are tahaarat (purity in body and thought), salah (daily ritual prayers), zakaat (offering a portion of one's income in the cause of God), sawm (fasting in the month of Ramadan), hajj (a ritual pilgrimage to Mecca), and jihad (striving in the way of God).{{r|daftary1992}} The Bohras build mosques wherever they live{{Cite periodical|periodical=Kenya: Past and Present |issue=40 |year=2012 |url=https://www.kenyamuseumsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/kpp/1840%20KMS%20Kenya%20Past%20and%20Present%20Issue%2040.pdf |title=The Architectural Heritage of the Lamu Bohra Mosque |others=Section authored by Taibali Hamzali |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706201605/https://www.kenyamuseumsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/kpp/1840%20KMS%20Kenya%20Past%20and%20Present%20Issue%2040.pdf |archive-date=6 July 2021 |publisher=Kenya Museum Society |via=kenyamuseumsociety.org}} to congregate for prayers and majalis (religious congregation) for the zikr of God and his prophets, imams, and da'is.{{cite thesis |url=https://escholarship.org/content/qt9sf6h761/qt9sf6h761.pdf |title=Transplanted Continuity: Examining the Ethno-Spatial Prospect of the Dawoodi Bohra Community in Southern California |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706204110/https://escholarship.org/content/qt9sf6h761/qt9sf6h761.pdf |archive-date=6 July 2021 |year=2014 |last=Munaim |first=Arfakhashad |website=escholarship.org |publisher=University of California |location=Los Angeles}}

{{further|List of Dai of the Dawoodi Bohra}}

During the seclusion of the Imam, his vicegerent, al-Dai al-Mutlaq was appointed to lead the community and administer, with complete authority, its secular and religious affairs.{{Cite book |last=Moulvi |first=Shaikh Dawood |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:An_Authentic_Account_of_the_Pontifical_Office_of_Dai_al-Mutlaq_and_its_Fifty-First_Incumbent_His_Holiness_Sardar_Saiyedna_Taher_Saifuddin_Saheb.pdf |title=An Authentic Account of the Pontifical Office of Dai-l-Mutlaq and its fifty first incumbent His Holiness Sardar Saiyedna Taher Saifuddin Saheb |publisher=The Times of India Press, Bombay |year=1940 |location=Bombay, British India |pages=1 |language=English}}

The Dai teaches Quranic precepts, which form the foundation of the faith, and guides the community. Over the nine centuries that this office has existed, each Dai is considered to have played an important role in shaping the community's social and economic progress. Community members seek and abide by his counsel in different aspects of life.

The 1st Dai, Dhu'ayb bin Musa, was appointed in 1138 (532H) in Yemen by Queen Arwa bint Ahmed when the 21st Imam went into seclusion. Over the next 400 years, 23 Dais established the Dawat in Yemen. The seat of the Dawat then transferred from Yemen to India, where the 24th Dai, Yusuf bin Sulayman Najmuddin, became the first Dai to assume office from this region. Despite territorial and political upheavals through different periods, the Dais persevered and continued to lead the faithful and preserve the faith.

The current leader of the Dawoodi Bohra community is the 53rd Dai al-Mutlaq, Aali Qadr Mufaddal Saifuddin, who lives in India.{{Cite web |title=His Holiness Dr Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin; Chancellor of AMU |url=https://www.amu.ac.in/sub-page/chancellor}}{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bombay-high-court-rejects-dawoodi-bohra-succession-suit-101713852817458.html |title=Bombay high court rejects Dawoodi Bohra succession suit, upholds Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin's claim |date=23 April 2024}} Syedna Saifuddin is a descendant of Muhammad,Barakat Bayaan Fadleel Kabir. Mumbai: Alvazaratus Saifiyah, Badri Mahal. 2011. p. 14. who was himself a descendant of Abraham, through an unbroken chain of noble and august ancestry. His heritage to Muhammad traces back through Muhammad's daughter, Fatima al-Zahra, and her husband Ali ibn Abi Talib. From Fatima and Ali, the line continues through their son, Hussein, and the subsequent imams in the Ismaili tradition up to the fifth imam, Ja'far al-Sadiq.

As of 2021, there are an estimated 1 million Dawoodi Bohras around the world.{{cite book |title=The Muslim 500: The World's 500 Most Influential Muslims, 2021 |year=2013 |url=https://themuslim500.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TheMuslim500-2021_Edition-low_res_20201028.pdf |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210123035914/https://themuslim500.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TheMuslim500-2021_Edition-low_res_20201028.pdf |archive-date=23 January 2021 |location=Amman |publisher=The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre |publication-date=2021 |isbn=978-9957-635-56-5 |page=172 |editor-first1=Abdallah |editor-last1=Schleifer |editor-first2=Tarek |editor-last2=Elgawhary |editor-first3=Aftab |editor-last3=Ahmed |editor-first4=Minwer |editor-last4=Al-Meheid |editor-first5=Moustafa |editor-last5=Elqabbany |editor-first6=Zeinab |editor-last6=Asfour}} The majority reside in India and Pakistan. A sizeable diaspora is spread across Europe, North America, the Middle East, Asia and East Africa.{{cite conference |title=Die Dawoodi Bohras – eine indische Gemeinschaft in Ostafrika |first=Eva |last=Paul |conference=Beiträge zur 1. Kölner Afrikawissenschaftlichen Nachwuchstagung |year=2006 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210609183838/http://www.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/afrikanistik/kant/data/PE1_kant1.pdf |archive-date=9 June 2021 |url=http://www.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/afrikanistik/kant/data/PE1_kant1.pdf}}

The Bohras are prosperous traders, industrialists, businesspersons{{sfn|Abdulhussein|2001|p=103}} or skilled professionals.{{r|jblankinterview}}

The word Bohra takes root in the Gujarati word vohrvu, in reference to their traditional occupation as traders.{{sfn|Blank|2001|p=14}}{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d8yFaNRcYcsC&pg=PA248 |title=Gujarat, Part I |author1=Kumar Suresh Singh |author2=Rajendra Behari Lal |work=Anthropological Survey of India |publisher=Popular Prakashan |year=2003 |isbn=978-81-7991-104-4 |page=248 |access-date=22 March 2012 |via=books.google.com}} The name 'Dawoodi' is an eponym derived from Dawood Bin Qutubshah, the 27th Da'i al-Mutlaq, who emerged as the leader of the majority following a schism in 1588.{{r|gems}}{{Cite web |title=The globalised Dawoodi Bohras of Bombay |url=https://www.gatewayhouse.in/globalised-dawoodi-bohra-bombay/ |date=25 March 2021 |last=Lentin |first=Sifra |work=The Gateway House |publisher=Indian Council on Global Relations |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210503183828/https://www.gatewayhouse.in/globalised-dawoodi-bohra-bombay/ |archive-date=3 May 2021}}

Dawoodi Bohra culture is a blend of Yemeni, Egyptian, Persian and Indian cultures.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e7eUdZgHwREC&pg=PA272|title=L'Afrique indienne: les minorités d'origine indo-pakistanaise en Afrique orientale|author=Michel Adam|publisher=Karthala Editions |year=2009 |isbn=978-2-8111-0273-9 |access-date=22 March 2012 |via=books.google.com |page=272}} Their language Lisan al-Dawat, written in Perso-Arabic script, derives from Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Sanskrit, and Gujarati.{{Cite web |title=The Bohra transcultural network |url=https://www.gatewayhouse.in/the-bohra-transcultural-network/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210503183658/https://www.gatewayhouse.in/the-bohra-transcultural-network/ |archive-date=3 May 2021 |last=Lentin |first=Sifra |date=22 April 2021 |work=Gateway House}}{{Cite web |title=Four unique languages you can only hear in Karachi |date=29 May 2021 |url=https://www.zemtv.co/four-unique-languages-you-can-only-hear-in-karachi/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210610143253/https://www.zemtv.co/four-unique-languages-you-can-only-hear-in-karachi/ |archive-date=10 June 2021 |website=zemtv.co |last=Kamran |first=Omair}}{{Cite web |last=Parikh |first=Shreya |date=18 August 2019 |title=Not just Sanskrit, Gujarati owes a lot to Arabic and Persian languages too |url=https://theprint.in/opinion/not-just-sanskrit-gujarati-owes-a-lot-to-arabic-and-persian-languages-too/278503/ |access-date=28 November 2020 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}

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Lisan al-Dawat, which takes its basic structure from Gujarati developed as a medium to articulate Islamic values and heritage. Though Arabic remains community's dominant liturgical language, Lisan al-Dawat is its language of sermons and its medium of official and day-to-day communication.{{Cite document |last=Madraswala |first=Aliasger |title=Lisan al-Da'wah: Between Expression and Identity |publisher=Harvard University}}

The Dawoodi Bohras wear distinct attire. The men traditionally dress in a predominantly white, three-piece outfit: kurta, a form of tunic; saaya, an overcoat of equal length; and izaar, loose-fit trousers; with topi, a crocheted white cap with a gold design.{{sfn|Blank|2001|p=144}} Men, adhering to the customs of Muhammad, are expected to grow a full beard.{{sfn|Blank|2001|p=142}}

The women wear a two-piece dress called rida, distinct from hijab, purdah, and chador. Its distinguishing features are bright colors, decorative patterns and lace.{{sfn|Blank|2001|p=146}}

Joining each other for meals is a well-known Dawoodi Bohra custom. Families and friends gather around sharing the meal from a large circular platter called a thaal. The thaal is raised upon a kundali or tarakti made of wood or metal, on top of a safra, a large cloth that covers the floor.{{Cite web |title=Bohra Cuisine |url=http://www.journeykitchen.com/p/bohra-cuisine.html |website=Journey Kitchen |access-date=2020-05-01 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210610163259/http://www.journeykitchen.com/p/bohra-cuisine.html |archive-date=10 June 2021}}{{r|sama1}}

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The meal begins and ends with a taste of salt, traditionally said to cleanse the palate and prevent diseases.{{r|jkitchen1}}{{cite web |url=https://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/bohra-cuisine-a-meal-tradition-that-starts-with-a-pinch-of-salt-and-dessert-2264495 |date=18 July 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210610170120/https://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/bohra-cuisine-a-meal-tradition-that-starts-with-a-pinch-of-salt-and-dessert-2264495 |archive-date=10 June 2021 |work=NDTV |last=Saha |first=Somdatta |title=Bohra Cuisine: A pinch of salt and desserts first}} A common etiquette is to wash both hands using a chilamchi lota (basin and jug).{{cite news |title=Strong traditions, savoury flavours (and a palidu recipe) |url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/strong-traditions-savoury-flavours-1.2035377 |date=30 May 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210610194122/https://gulfnews.com/uae/strong-traditions-savoury-flavours-1.2035377 |archive-date=10 June 2021 |work=The Gulf News |last=Masudi |first=Faisal}} At community feasts, the Bohras first eat {{transliteration|gu|mithaas}} (sweet dish), followed by {{transliteration|gu|kharaas}} (savoury dish), and then the main course.{{r|sama1}}{{Cite web |title=The Bohri Story |url=http://www.mumbaifoodie.com/the-bohri-story/ |last=Ankolkar |first=Sama |date=2018-06-15 |website=Mumbai Foodie |language=en-US |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180727175411/https://www.mumbaifoodie.com/the-bohri-story/ |archive-date=27 July 2018 |access-date=4 October 2022 |url-status=live}} Food wastage is frowned upon. Those seated at the thaal are encouraged to take smaller portions and expected to finish whatever is taken.{{Cite web |title=Lower waste, slimmer waists (India) |url=https://www.yre.global/llc-articles/2020/2/19/lower-waste-slimmer-waists-india |date=5 June 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210616203123/https://www.yre.global/llc-articles/2020/2/19/lower-waste-slimmer-waists-india |archive-date=16 June 2021 |last=Madsen |first=Kristina |language=en |work=Young Reporters for the Environment}}

The Bohra cuisine, influenced by Gujarati,{{Cite news |title=Being Bohra in Chennai |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2019/aug/26/being-bohra-in-chennai-2024184.html |date=26 August 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210616200220/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2019/aug/26/being-bohra-in-chennai-2024184.html |archive-date=16 June 2021 |last=Navya |first=KV |work=Express News Service |location=Chennai}} Persian, Yemeni, Arabic and Egyptian cuisines,{{Cite web |title=A community affair! How the Dawoodi Bohras celebrate Eid |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/travel/a-community-affair-how-the-dawoodi-bohras-celebrate-eid/articleshow/64571617.cms |date=14 June 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210616203235/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/travel/a-community-affair-how-the-dawoodi-bohras-celebrate-eid/articleshow/64571617.cms |archive-date=16 June 2021 |work=Economic Times |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=DBWRF powers Great Dawoodi Bohra Cook-off with influencers in Kandivali |url=http://www.fnbnews.com/Top-News/dbwrf-powers-great-dawoodi-bohra-cookoff-with-influencers-in-kandivali-43201 |date=17 May 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210616204039/http://www.fnbnews.com/Top-News/dbwrf-powers-great-dawoodi-bohra-cookoff-with-influencers-in-kandivali-43201 |archive-date=16 June 2021 |work=Food and Beverage News |location=Mumbai}} is known for its unique taste and dishes such as bohra-style biryani,{{cite web|title=Faith & food in the Bohra way |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sourish-bhattacharyya-food-in-bohra-way/1/259941.html |last=Bhattacharyya |first=Sourish |date=30 March 2013 |work=Mail Today |location=New Delhi |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140405104258/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sourish-bhattacharyya-food-in-bohra-way/1/259941.html |archive-date=5 April 2014}} dal chaawal palidu (rice, lentils, and curry), kheema samosa (minced mutton samosa), dabba gosht, and masala bateta (spicy potatoes).{{r|masudi1}}{{r|dbwrffnb}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/ramadan-2016/ramadan-news/the-bohras-have-a-unique-iftar-custom |title=The Bohras have a unique iftar custom |date=12 June 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210610165856/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/ramadan-2016/ramadan-news/the-bohras-have-a-unique-iftar-custom |archive-date=10 June 2021 |last=Ali Zain |first=Asma |work=Khaleej Times}}

Islam prohibits riba ({{lit|usury}}) and interest; the Dawoodi Bohras follow the practice of Qardan Hasana{{efn|The term Qardan Hasana, in the Islamic context, has been mentioned six times in the Quran.Quran; 2:245, 5:12, 57:11, 57:18, 64:17, 73:20}} ({{lit|good loan}}),{{sfn|Abdulhussein|2001|p=106}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bqhc.org/|title=Burhani Qardan Hasana Corporation (America)|website=www.bqhc.org|access-date=2020-04-25}} which means interest-free loans.{{sfn|Abdulhussein|2001|p=106}} Based on the ideal of benefitting the borrower (as opposed to the lender), this model has played an important role in the economic growth of the community.{{r|qinfofy2020}}

Syedna Saifuddin has throughout his life been a strong advocate for Islamic finance principles.{{Cite web |title=Dawoodi Bohra Financial Practices & Guidance |url=https://drive.proton.me/urls/FH9FAVZK70#31JSNVqSsgav |access-date=2024-08-01 |language=en}} Saifuddin has actively promoted and expanded the Burhani Qardan Hasana Trust,{{Cite web |title=Burhani Qardan Hasanah Scheme |url=https://www.burhaniqardan.org/ |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=www.burhaniqardan.org}} which freely offers generous interest-free loans to community members.

Community members are discouraged 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 deeming them haram (forbidden) in Islam. Instead, he encourages strict adherence to traditional Islamic financial principles, urging followers to rely on community-based support systems rather than conventional financial instruments which are speculative in nature (gharar, maisir) or interest-based (riba). This approach has led to the development of numerous financial structures within the community, giving community members financial flexibility and integration with modern economic systems.{{Cite web |title=An economic system of the Dawoodi Bohras |url=https://www.qardanhasana.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/QH-Yearly-Educational-Publication.pdf |access-date=6 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702174058/https://www.qardanhasana.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/QH-Yearly-Educational-Publication.pdf |archive-date=2 July 2021 |publisher=Finance and Business Development, Dawat-e-Hadiyah |website=qardanhasana.info}}Hasanaat al-Qard al-Hasan al-Burhaniyah Department, Pg 11

The rite of initiation for the Bohras is the mithaq. This ceremony is a covenant between the believer and God, effected through God's representative on earth. The mithaq binds a believer to the duties owed to God, including an oath of allegiance: a vow to accept the spiritual guidance of the Da'i al-Mutlaq wholeheartedly and without reservation. This ceremony, akin to baptism in Christianity, is mandatory to enter the fold of the faith.

The mithaq is first taken at whatever age a child is deemed to have reached maturity: most commonly, thirteen years for girls, fourteen or fifteen for boys. These vows are renewed throughout a Bohra's adult life.{{Sfn|Blank|2001|p=51}}

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The Dawoodi Bohra follow a Fatimid-era tabular calendar which matches the lunar cycle of 354 days (and hence requires no adjustments).{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kQGlyZAy134C|title=Ismāʻı̄lı̄s: Their History and Doctrines |via=Google Books|date=24 April 1992|isbn=9780521429740|access-date=2013-03-09|last1=Daftary|first1=Farhad|publisher=Cambridge University Press}}{{rp|318}} The odd-numbered months have 30 days and the even-numbered months have 29 days—except in a leap year when the 12th and final month, Zil Hajj, has 30 days. This contrasts with other Muslim communities, which base the beginnings of specific Islamic months on sightings of the moon crescent.{{Cite web |url=https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2018/02/02/12th-rabi-ul-awwal-mawlid-and-the-hijri-misri-calendar/|title=12th Rabi ul Awwal, Mawlid, and the Hijri-Misri Calendar |website=The Dawoodi Bohras |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210609170717/https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2018/02/02/12th-rabi-ul-awwal-mawlid-and-the-hijri-misri-calendar/ |archive-date=9 June 2021 |date=2 February 2018}}

Dawoodi Bohras observe all significant occasions on the Muslim calendar, such as Muharram, Ramadan, Eid al Fitr and Eid al Adha and Mawlid al Nabi. They also observe some occasions particular to their sect, such as the death anniversaries of previous dais and the birthday of the current dai. These occasions typically bring together members of the community for educational sermons and communal meals.

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During Ramadan, the 9th month of the Islamic calendar, the Dawoodi Bohras like rest of Islamic world, observe a mandatory fast from dawn to dusk. The Bohras congregate in their local mosques for daily prayers (particularly for the evening prayers), and break the day-long fast with the iftaar ({{lit|fast breaking}}) meal together. Ramadan is a month of heightened spiritual activity for the Bohras that ends with Eid al-Fitr.

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In the month of Zil Hajj the Bohras undertake hajj and all celebrate Eid al-Adha at its conclusion. In line with Shia traditions, on the 18th of Zil Hajj, the day Muhammad publicly anointed Ali ibn Abi Talib his successor, the Bohras mark celebrate Eid i-Ghadir, by observing, fasting, and offering special prayers. Special prayers and congregations are also held during other major events such as the day Muhammad first began his Da'wah ({{lit|mission}}), the night of Isra and Mi'raj, the birthday of Muhammad, the urs mubarak ({{lit|remembrance day}}) of prominent community leaders, and the birthday of the current Da'i al-Mutlaq.

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The grandson of Prophet Muhammad, Husayn ibn Ali, was martyred along with his family and companions on the plains of Karbala while on a journey from Mecca, through the deserts of modern-day Iraq, to Kufa.{{cite encyclopedia |title=Battle of Karbala |last=Newman |first=Andrew J. |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Karbala |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210613223929/https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Karbala |access-date=6 November 2020 |archive-date=13 June 2021 |language=en |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica}}{{Cite web |title=The Holy Kaaba: A brief history |url=https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2020/08/04/the-holy-kaaba-a-brief-history/ |date=4 August 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210310003841/https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2020/08/04/the-holy-kaaba-a-brief-history/ |archive-date=10 March 2021 |website=thedawoodibohras.com |language=en}} The Bohras believe that Husayn's sacrifice was foretold by Muhammad, and that he was destined to change the course of Islam as a result of his martyrdom.{{Cite web |title=The Ziyārat of Imam Husain |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210613202903/https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2019/03/30/the-ziyarat-of-imam-husain/ |archive-date=13 June 2021 |url=https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2019/03/30/the-ziyarat-of-imam-husain/ |website=thedawoodibohras.com |language=en |date=30 March 2019}} Remembrance of the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, often linked to the hagiography of John the Baptist{{Cite journal|first1=Daniella|last1=Talmon-Heller|first2=Benjamin|last2=Kedar|first3=Yitzhak|last3=Reiter|date=January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512010853/https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Daniella_Talmon-Heller/publication/301537484_Vicissitudes_of_a_Holy_Place_Construction_Destruction_and_Commemoration_of_Mashhad_Husayn_in_Ascalon/links/5cddc4d492851c4eaba685d8/Vicissitudes-of-a-Holy-Place-Construction-Destruction-and-Commemoration-of-Mashhad-Husayn-in-Ascalon.pdf|archive-date=12 May 2020|title=Vicissitudes of a Holy Place: Construction, Destruction and Commemoration of Mashhad Ḥusayn in Ascalon|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301537484|journal=Der Islam|volume=93|doi=10.1515/islam-2016-0008|pages=11–13, 28–34}} and Jesus Christ,{{Cite web|title=The Prophet Eesa (Jesus) |url=https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2017/08/10/the-prophet-eesa-jesus-2/|date=10 August 2018 |website=thedawoodibohras.com |archive-date=19 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719185006/https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2017/08/10/the-prophet-eesa-jesus-2/}} is among the most important events of the year for the Bohras.{{cite web|url=https://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/056767in.html |title=An interview with Jonah Blank, author of Mullahs on the Mainframe: Islam and Modernity among the Daudi Bohras |publisher=University of Chicago |access-date=23 October 2019 |archive-date=27 March 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140327071242/http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/056767in.html}}

Known as ʿAshara Mubāraka ({{lit|the Blessed Ten}}), the Dawoodi Bohras congregate for a series of ten majālis ({{lit|congregations}}) in the beginning of the month of Muharram{{Cite web |title=The Message of Imam Husain AS |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210310003818/https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2020/08/21/the-message-of-imam-husain-as/ |archive-date=10 March 2021 |url=https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2020/08/21/the-message-of-imam-husain-as/ |date=21 August 2020 |website=thedawoodibohras.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=The Grand Theriac |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210613222503/https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2020/08/26/the-grand-theriac/ |archive-date=13 June 2021 |date=26 August 2020 |url=https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2020/08/26/the-grand-theriac/ |language=en |website=thedawoodibohras.com}} For them, Husayn ibn Ali's martyrdom epitomizes the values of humanity, justice, and truth.{{Cite web |title=USA Dawoodi Bohras observe Ashara Mubaraka at home |url=https://usa.thedawoodibohras.com/uncategorized/usa-dawoodi-bohras-observe-ashara-mubaraka-at-home/ |date=20 August 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210613222612/https://usa.thedawoodibohras.com/uncategorized/usa-dawoodi-bohras-observe-ashara-mubaraka-at-home/ |archive-date=13 June 2021 |language=en}} They consider his sacrifice and stand against tyranny, to offer lessons in bravery, loyalty, and compassion.{{r|TIO20101208}} These values, they believe, inculcate in them a spirit of self-sacrifice, forbearance, and adherence to their faith.{{r|tdbsts1}}{{cite web|url=http://www.theismaili.org/cms/1125/Muharram|title=Muharram|date=2010-12-08|access-date=2010-12-08|archive-date=30 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230175607/http://www.theismaili.org/cms/1125/Muharram|url-status=dead}}

During the ʿAshara Mubāraka, the Bohra communities all over the world host a series of majālis twice a day, one each in the morning and in the evening, recounting Husayn ibn Ali's sacrifice, which forms the central theme of the discourse.{{r|tdbashara2020}} The majālis led by the Da'i al-Mutlaq on occasion attract hundreds of thousands of followers.{{Cite news |url=https://twocircles.net/2009dec21/100_000_dawoodi_bohras_mumbai_discourses_syedna.html |title=100,000 Dawoodi Bohras in Mumbai for discourses by Syedna |date=22 December 2009 |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |via=twocircles.net |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617115522/http://twocircles.net/2009dec21/100_000_dawoodi_bohras_mumbai_discourses_syedna.html |archive-date=17 June 2020}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2013/nov/13/200000-dawoodi-bohras-attend-mumbais-moharram-discourses-537104.html |title=200,000 Dawoodi Bohras attend Mumbai's Moharram discourses |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |date=13 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617132726/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2013/nov/13/200000-Dawoodi-Bohras-attend-Mumbais-Moharram-discourses-537104.html |work=The New Indian Express |archive-date=17 June 2020 |url-status=live |quote=Nearly 200,000 Dawoodi Bohras from all over the world attended the 10-day Moharram observance which culminated here Wednesday as Ashura, under the guidance of their 102-year-old spiritual head Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin...Elaborate arrangements for lodging, boarding, transportation, medical and other requirements of the visitors were made...For the benefit of the global community members, the discourses were relayed live via internet to over 650 community centres.}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/dawoodi-bohras-to-flock-to-indore-for-syednas-muharram-sermons/article24774626.ece |title=Dawoodi Bohras to flock to Indore for Syedna's Muharram sermons |last1=Shelar |first1=Jyoti |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200617072726/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/dawoodi-bohras-to-flock-to-indore-for-syednas-muharram-sermons/article24774626.ece |archive-date=17 June 2020 |date=25 August 2018 |work=The Hindu}}

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To facilitate marriages among the Dawoodi Bohra, Taher Saifuddin, the 51st Da'i al-Mutlaq, started Rasm-e Saifee{{Cite news |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/348811/101-years-at-rasm-e-saifee-lucky-41-tie-the-nuptial-knot |title=101 years: At Rasm-e-Saifee, lucky 41 tie the nuptial knot |date=12 March 2012 |publisher=Tribune Pakistan |last1=Attarwala |first1=Fatima |location=Karachi |archive-date=13 March 2012 |website=tribune.com.pk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313041019/https://tribune.com.pk/story/348811/101-years-at-rasm-e-saifee-lucky-41-tie-the-nuptial-knot/}} in Jamnagar {{circa|1952}} and later institutionalised it {{circa|1963}}.{{r|rqiv}} During Rasm-e Saifee multiple nikah are solemnized at the hands of the Da'i al-Mutlaq and his representatives.

Saifuddin's son and successor, Mohammed Burhanuddin, founded the International Taiseer al-Nikah Committee (ITNC),{{Cite web |title=Rasme Saifee |url=https://islamicvoice.com/September2006/Culture%26Traditions/ |archive-date=22 June 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200622075846/https://islamicvoice.com/September2006/Culture%26Traditions/ |website=islamvoice.com |year=2006 |last1=Raghib |first1=Qureish}} which now organizes Rasm-e Saifee throughout the year at various religious events.{{Cite web |title=Welcome to International Taiseer un Nikah Committee (ITNC) |url=https://demo.taiseerunnikah.org/ |access-date=25 June 2020 |website=taiseerunnikah.org |archive-date=25 June 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200625144958/https://demo.taiseerunnikah.org/}} Burhanuddin's successor, Mufaddal Saifuddin, continues to uphold the tradition.{{Cite web |url=https://udaipurtimes.com/events/photos-mass-procession-organized-by-bohra-community/c74416-w2859-cid117498-s10700.htm |title=Mass procession organized by Bohra community |date=29 December 2013 |last1=Goswami |first1=Vajrasar |website=udaipurtimes.com |location=Udaipur |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200625142735/https://udaipurtimes.com/events/photos-mass-procession-organized-by-bohra-community/c74416-w2859-cid117498-s10700.htm |archive-date=25 June 2020}}{{Cite web |title=Syedna to inaugurate Masjid in Secunderabad |url=https://telanganatoday.com/syedna-to-inaugurate-masjid-in-secunderabad |date=20 October 2019 |archive-date=25 June 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200625142735/https://telanganatoday.com/syedna-to-inaugurate-masjid-in-secunderabad |website=teleganatoday.com}}

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It is customary among the Bohras to visit mausoleums, mosques, and other places of religious importance in Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Iraq, and India. In most places, a community-administered complex (mazaar) provides accommodation, business centers, dining, and various recreational activities to the traveling Bohras.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}

A Bohra mausoleum typically has white exteriors with a golden finial at the apex of the dome. The interior is usually lit up in incandescent light and Quranic verses are inscribed on its walls. These mausoleums embody several meanings in the form of their structure and build.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} As an example, Raudat Tahera, an austere structure in Mumbai, has a range of intricacies in its design. The inner height of Raudat Tahera is 80 feet above the plinth: the number signifies the age of Taher Saifuddin, who is buried there. The sanctum of the mausoleum is 51 × 51 feet, which symbolises Saifuddin's position as the 51st Dai al-Mutlaq. The entire Quran is inscribed in gold on its walls, whilst Bismillah is engraved 113 times in precious stones, and four doors, one on each side of the wall, are clad with silver.{{Cite news |last=Shelar |first=Jyoti |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/etched-in-stone-a-labour-of-love/article28139991.ece |title=Raudat Tahera: Etched in stone, a labour of love |date=26 June 2019 |work=The Hindu|access-date=27 April 2020 |language=en-IN| issn=0971-751X |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210615164744/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/etched-in-stone-a-labour-of-love/article28139991.ece |archive-date=15 June 2021}} The inner side of the dome proclaims, "Allah holds the sky and earth together which none else can."{{cite web |title=Meher Marfatia: One hundred years behind the bazaar |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/meher-marfatia-one-hundred-years-behind-the-bazaar/19014196 |date=24 February 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200831093419/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/meher-marfatia-one-hundred-years-behind-the-bazaar/19014196 |archive-date=31 August 2020 |website=mid-day.com |last=Marfatia |first=Meher}}

The office of the Da'i al-Mutlaq, known as Dawat-e-Hadiyah, manages the affairs of the close-knit Dawoodi Bohra community through a distributed network of Jamaat committees.{{sfn|Abdulhussein|2001|p=97}}{{r|lentin2}} The Dawat-e-Hadiyah head office is at Badri Mahal in Fort, Mumbai.{{sfn|Abdulhussein|2001|p=142}}

Several sub-committees and trusts administer different aspects of a local Bohra community under the purview of the respective Jamat. Set up anywhere Bohras live and work, a jamat may number from a hundred to tens of thousands of Bohras.{{sfn|Abdulhussein|2001|p=97}} A resident Amil, appointed by the dai is the president of a given jamat.{{r|lentin2}} and administers and manages its socio-religious affairs. At the local mosque or markaz under his jurisdiction, the Amil leads daily prayers, and presides over sermons and discourses.{{sfn|Abdulhussein|2001|p=97}}

The masjid is the nucleus of Dawoodi Bohra communities around the world. It was often the practice of Bohras who migrated to a new city or country to build a masjid (or a markaz- community center- if it was not possible to build a masjid). While a Dawoodi Bohra masjid is primarily a place of worship and congregation, it forms an important socio-cultural center for the community, the masjids are also a center for education and sessions of learning, in line with Fatimid traditions. A masjid complex usually houses a dining hall for communal meals, called a mawaid or jamaat khana, as well as classrooms and administrative offices.{{Cite web |title=The Masjid and its significance |url=https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2021/04/21/the-masjid-and-its-significance/ |access-date=18 May 2021 |date=21 April 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210613184027/https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2021/04/21/the-masjid-and-its-significance/ |archive-date=13 June 2021 |website=thedawoodibohras.com}} The masjid is predominantly constructed in a distinct Neo-Fatimid style,{{r|mdaud1}}{{cite web |url=https://gulfnews.com/going-out/society/head-of-dawoodi-bohras-arrives-in-dubai-1.2161656 |title=Head of Dawoodi Bohras arrives in Dubai |date=23 January 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/general/bohra-leader-to-open-grand-dh-25-million-mosque |title=Bohra leader to open grand Dh 25 million mosque}}{{cite web |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/general/bohra-mosque-opens-in-sharjah-today |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210613173715/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/general/bohra-mosque-opens-in-sharjah-today |url-status=dead |archive-date=2021-06-13 |title=Bohra mosque opens in Sharjah today - News | Khaleej Times}}

with the names of God and verses from the Quran engraved on its walls.{{r|mdaud1}}{{cite web |title=In Pictures: Sacred sanctuary |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/in-pictures-sacred-sanctuary |date=15 October 2015 |first=Desmond |last=Lim |work=The Straits Times |location=Singapore |language=en |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200620144125/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/in-pictures-sacred-sanctuary |archive-date=20 June 2020}} Some Dawoodi Bohra masjids in India, such as the newly restored Saifee Masjid in Bhendi Bazaar, Mumbai, feature a fusion of Fatimid, Indian, and classical architecture. The masjids are usually multi-storied structures, the main prayer hall on the ground floor is used by men while women participate in prayers and sermons from large galleries on the floors.{{R|hamzali|munaim}}{{cite journal |journal=Journal of the Development and Research Organisation for Nature, Arts, and Heritage |volume=4 |issue=1 |publisher=Center for Science and Environment |location=New Delhi |url=https://www.dronah.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/context-6.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707115529/https://www.dronah.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/context-6.pdf |title=Context: Evolution of the Bohra Masjid in Gujarat |archive-date=7 July 2021 |author=Zameer Basrai |editor=Shikha Jain |via=dronah.org}}{{sfn|Abdulhussein|2001|p=49}}{{Cite web |title=Surat - The City of Unique Attractions, Gujarat |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210613183708/https://www.nativeplanet.com/travel-guide/places-visit-surat-gujarat-000828.html |archive-date=13 June 2021 |url=https://www.nativeplanet.com/travel-guide/places-visit-surat-gujarat-000828.html |access-date=9 March 2021 |website=nativeplanet.com |date=8 September 2014 |author=Anusha}}

Building new and restoring old masjids is an important part of Dawoodi Bohra culture. The last half-century has seen a surge in the building of Bohra masjids across the world, especially after the landmark restoration of al-Jami al-Anwar (the mosque of al-Hakim) in Cairo in 1980.

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A Bohra community (or jamaat) is centered around a markaz when there is no existing mosque nearby.{{citation needed |date=June 2021}}

Communal meals are served in dining halls called the jamaat khaana, which are generally part of the mosque complex.{{r|mdaud1}}

In 2012, the 53rd Da'i al-Mutlaq established Faiz al-Mawaid al-Burhaniyah (FMB) community kitchens to deliver at least one meal per day to all Bohra families and to ensure no one in the community goes to bed hungry. FMB proved beneficial to women in particular as household cooking is reduced, freeing up time to pursue other activities.{{cite web|title='Community kitchen' gives Bohra women freedom from cooking |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/Community-kitchen-gives-Bohra-women-freedom-from-cooking/articleshow/11893123.cms |last=Parmar |first=Vijaysinh |date=15 February 2012 |archive-date=5 April 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140405104240/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/Community-kitchen-gives-Bohra-women-freedom-from-cooking/articleshow/11893123.cms |newspaper=The Times of India}} Meals are delivered in tiffin containers daily, and have a rotating menu.{{cite web |title=The Bohras – Plucky Business Barons |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210622043250/https://roar.media/english/life/culture-identities/the-bohras-plucky-business-barons |date=1 February 2018 |url=https://roar.media/english/life/culture-identities/the-bohras-plucky-business-barons |archive-date=22 June 2021 |language=en |last=Hussein |first=Asiff}} As of 2021, FMB community kitchens, usually built near mosques, are operational in each and every Bohra community throughout the world.{{r|lentin2}}{{r|plucky}}

Whilst FMB has substantially increased food security within the Bohra community,{{cite magazine |title=Fighting world hunger |url=http://www.southasia.com.pk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sa_book_november_19.pdf |date=November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706204709/http://www.southasia.com.pk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sa_book_november_19.pdf |archive-date=6 July 2021 |magazine=South Asia Magazine |last=Sadriwala |first=Maryam |language=en|location=Karachi}} in times of crisis (such as natural disaster or the COVID-19 pandemic), it has also supplied meals and provisions to the wider society.{{cite web|title=Food drive for needy by North Texas Bohras |url=https://www.indiapost.com/food-drive-for-needy-by-north-texas-bohras/ |date=8 March 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210610175659/https://www.indiapost.com/food-drive-for-needy-by-north-texas-bohras/ |archive-date=10 June 2021 |first=Mudar |last=Sapatwalla |work=India Post}}{{Cite web |title=Dawoodi Bohras join other volunteers to serve migrants food, water during their arduous journey back home |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210625081514/https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/contractors-employee-sick-after-shiv-sena-mla-makes-him-sit-on-water-logged-road-997715.html |archive-date=25 June 2021 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/dawoodi-bohras-join-other-volunteers-to-serve-migrants-food-water-during-their-arduous-journey-back-home-854374.html |date=27 June 2020 |work=Deccan Herald |last=Bose |first=Mrityunjay |location=Mumbai}}

In line with Islamic traditions,{{sfn|Abdulhussein|2001|p=98}} the Bohras seek both religious and secular education.{{cite web |title=Guidance for schools with Muslims pupils |url=https://ealing.cmis.uk.com/ealing/Document.ashx?czJKcaeAi5tUFL1DTL2UE4zNRBcoShgo=H8L49dBXUBJWzGlTJA4HKzzu9xzt8FWebORjEt1jeSj0VwRklVPrKw%3D%3D&rUzwRPf%2BZ3zd4E7Ikn8Lyw%3D%3D=pwRE6AGJFLDNlh225F5QMaQWCtPHwdhUfCZ%2FLUQzgA2uL5jNRG4jdQ%3D%3D&mCTIbCubSFfXsDGW9IXnlg%3D%3D=hFflUdN3100%3D&kCx1AnS9%2FpWZQ40DXFvdEw%3D%3D=hFflUdN3100%3D&uJovDxwdjMPoYv%2BAJvYtyA%3D%3D=ctNJFf55vVA%3D&FgPlIEJYlotS%2BYGoBi5olA%3D%3D=NHdURQburHA%3D&d9Qjj0ag1Pd993jsyOJqFvmyB7X0CSQK=ctNJFf55vVA%3D&WGewmoAfeNR9xqBux0r1Q8Za60lavYmz=ctNJFf55vVA%3D&WGewmoAfeNQ16B2MHuCpMRKZMwaG1PaO=ctNJFf55vVA%3D |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706224749/https://ealing.cmis.uk.com/ealing/Document.ashx?czJKcaeAi5tUFL1DTL2UE4zNRBcoShgo=H8L49dBXUBJWzGlTJA4HKzzu9xzt8FWebORjEt1jeSj0VwRklVPrKw%3D%3D&rUzwRPf%2BZ3zd4E7Ikn8Lyw%3D%3D=pwRE6AGJFLDNlh225F5QMaQWCtPHwdhUfCZ%2FLUQzgA2uL5jNRG4jdQ%3D%3D&mCTIbCubSFfXsDGW9IXnlg%3D%3D=hFflUdN3100%3D&kCx1AnS9%2FpWZQ40DXFvdEw%3D%3D=hFflUdN3100%3D&uJovDxwdjMPoYv%2BAJvYtyA%3D%3D=ctNJFf55vVA%3D&FgPlIEJYlotS%2BYGoBi5olA%3D%3D=NHdURQburHA%3D&d9Qjj0ag1Pd993jsyOJqFvmyB7X0CSQK=ctNJFf55vVA%3D&WGewmoAfeNR9xqBux0r1Q8Za60lavYmz=ctNJFf55vVA%3D&WGewmoAfeNQ16B2MHuCpMRKZMwaG1PaO=ctNJFf55vVA%3D |date=September 2014 |archive-date=6 July 2021 |work=Ealing SACRE |publisher=Government of the United Kingdom}}{{r|tdbed}} Men are encouraged to pursue careers in fields such as business, medicine, law and accounting. Guided by Syedna's vision{{Cite web |title=Sciences of the Home {{!}} Burhani College |url=https://www.burhanicollege.edu.in/special-courses/sciences-of-the-home/ |access-date=2025-02-17 |language=en-US}} for women's education, Home Science is recognized as a valuable field of study, empowering women with essential life skills and diverse career paths.

Higher education is common in the community.{{Cite magazine |magazine=Al Qalam: Journal Keagamaan dan Kemasyarakatan |title=Modernity in the frame of Mullah authorities in Dawoodi Bohra denomination |author=Zaenal Muttaqin|year=2011 |volume=28 |issue=3 |page=449 |url=https://media.neliti.com/media/publications/283047-modernity-in-the-frame-of-mullah-authori-ea03ad66.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707124226/https://media.neliti.com/media/publications/283047-modernity-in-the-frame-of-mullah-authori-ea03ad66.pdf |archive-date=7 July 2021 |doi=10.32678/alqalam.v28i3.886 |issn=1410-3222 |location=Indonesia |editor1=Siti Fauziyah |editor2=Mohamad Rohman |via=media.neliti.com}}

The community-run Madrasah Saifiyah Burhaniyah (MSB) chain of international co-ed schools teach sciences, humanities, and arts. In 1984, Mohammed Burhanuddin established the first MSB schools in Nairobi and Mumbai.{{Cite web |title=Education |url=https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2018/02/05/education/ |date=5 February 2018 |access-date=20 May 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200623092948/https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2018/02/05/education/ |archive-date=23 June 2020 |via=thedawoodibohras.com}} As of 2021, 24 MSB schools operate in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, affiliated to IGCSE and ICSE boards.{{Cite web |title=About MSB |url=https://idaramsb.net/front/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200623165822/https://idaramsb.net/front/ |access-date=23 June 2020 |archive-date=23 June 2020 |website=idaramsb.net}}File:HTN4258.jpg

Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah (Jamea) is the community's primary educational and cultural institute. Selected students pursue rigorous Islamic and Arabic studies for up to 11 years,{{sfn|Abdulhussein|2001|p=19}} and are trained to subsequently lead various institutions Dawat-e-Hadiyah.{{sfn|Abdulhussein|2001|p=22}}{{Cite thesis |title=Conceptual study of the Quranic education system managed under Dawoodi Bohra Spiritual leadership |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/111649/ |year=2016 |last1=Izzuddin |first1=Tasneem Saify |institution=Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabarmal Tibarewala University |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200624120652/https://sg.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/111649/11/11_chapter%204.pdf |archive-date=24 June 2020 |chapter=Chapter 4: The Management System of Dawoodi Bohra for Maximum Literacy Rate Through Quranic Education |hdl=10603/111649 |chapter-url=https://sg.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/111649/11/11_chapter%204.pdf |via=shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in}} Aljamea's predecessor is Dars-e-Saifee, an Islamic theology school established by the 43rd Da'i al-Mutlaq Abdeali Saifuddin, in 1814 in Surat, Gujarat. A century later, the 51st Da'i al-Mutlaq Taher Saifuddin renovated and institutionalized it as a university.{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/From-Gurukul-to-IBO-varsity/articleshow/5204269.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811084157/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-06/surat/28085160_1_education-minister-walled-city-blends|url-status=live|archive-date=11 August 2011 |newspaper=The Times of India |title=From Gurukul to IBO varsity |date=6 November 2009}} His son and successor, Mohammed Burhanuddin, further expanded its reach and scope, opening campuses in three more cities and establishing a dedicated center for Quranic sciences, Mahad al-Zahra.{{sfn|Abdulhussein|2001|p=21}} The second campus was founded in 1983 in Karachi, Pakistan. A third campus was established in Nairobi, Kenya in 2011, and a fourth in 2013 in Mumbai, India.{{Cite news |title=City's Arabic univ now opens campus in Nairobi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/citys-arabic-univ-now-opens-campus-in-nairobi/articleshow/58405567.cms |access-date=28 November 2018 |newspaper=Times of India |language=en}} The libraries of Jamea preserve rare Arabic manuscripts.{{sfn|Abdulhussein|2001|p=21}} Other departments of Jamea specialize in the art of Quran recitation, Arabic calligraphy, and Arabesque design.{{Cite web |last=Das |first=Ria |title=At 6 This Youngest Hafiz Ever Is A Child Prodigy On Quran |url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/youngest-hafiz-quran-dawoodi-bohras/ |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=www.shethepeople.tv |language=en}}

A significant volume of literature, from Fatimid-era text to treatises, discourses and poetry of the Dua't Mutlaqeen are part of the Jamea curriculum.{{sfn|Abdulhussein|2001|p=17}} Per tradition, the current Da'i al-Mutlaq presides over annual examinations (al-Imtihan al-Sanawi) every year. Senior Jamea students additionally undergo a public viva voce examination where they are questioned by rectors of the institute and occasionally by the Da'i al-Mutlaq.{{sfn|Abdulhussein|2001|p=26}}

Women in the Bohra community have long held a respected status, with greater emphasis on education and professional opportunities. According to Jonah Blank, women of the Bohra faith are among the best-educated women in the Indian subcontinent.{{sfn|Blank|2001|pp=125–126}} Inspired by Syedna Saifuddin's progressive vision for women's education, the study of Home Science has equipped women with essential life skills, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities.{{Cite web |title=Masterin Your Castle – Home Management {{!}} Burhani College |url=https://www.burhanicollege.edu.in/special-courses/sciences-of-the-home/masterin-your-castle-home-management/ |access-date=2025-02-18 |language=en-US}}

At an interfaith celebration of Eid al-Fitr hosted by the Bohra community of Detroit, Michigan, United States on 7 June 2019, U.S. Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence (Democrat, Michigan's 14th congressional district) praised the Bohras for having "used their voices to make progress on countless issues including gender equality and the environment".{{cite web|title=Dawoodi Bohras of Detroit Share Message of Unity and Peace with Friends and Neighbors|date=21 April 2017|url=https://detroitdawoodibohras.com/events/detroit-june-8-2019-dawoodi-bohra-muslims-interfaith-celebration-of-eid|access-date=11 July 2019|archive-date=17 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617191951/https://detroitdawoodibohras.com/events/detroit-june-8-2019-dawoodi-bohra-muslims-interfaith-celebration-of-eid/|url-status=dead}}

Bohra women integrate business and work with their religious practices and cultural ethos, bolstered by time honoured community principles of women's empowerment through entrepreneurship.In public sermons, Syedna Saifuddin has often encouraged women in the community to supplement their income by cooking flatbreads (called rotis) or by knitting traditional Bohra skullcaps (called Topi) and selling them. Traditionally engaged in home-based businesses, such as knitting and sewing (encouraged in the Bohra community as 'mighzal'Literally, mighzal means "spinning wheel" - a tool used to make yarn), women are now increasingly expanding and transitioning to digital entrepreneurship, utilizing online platforms to market these their products.{{Cite web |last=Hussain |first=Arwa |date=2022-10-04 |title=Bohra digital entrepreneurship shows how religious communities can help women thrive |url=http://theconversation.com/bohra-digital-entrepreneurship-shows-how-religious-communities-can-help-women-thrive-191049 |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=The Conversation |language=en-US}} Supported by community institutions, they receive financial aid, training, and access to virtual markets, showcasing how digital ventures empower women while also allowing them to fulfil their commitments to their families.{{Cite web |last=Register |first=Deepa Bharath {{!}} Orange County |date=2022-01-21 |title=Dawoodi Bohra women organize first-ever business expo in U.S. to showcase female entrepreneurship |url=https://www.dailybulletin.com/2022/01/20/dawoodi-bohra-women-organize-first-ever-business-expo-in-u-s-to-showcase-female-entrepreneurship/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=Daily Bulletin |language=en-US}}

{{further|Female genital mutilation in India}}

The Dawoodi Bohra practice what they call khatna,{{cite journal |last1=Ghadially |first1=R. |title=All for 'Izzat' The Practice of Female Circumcision among Bohra Muslims |journal=Manushi |date=September–October 1991 |issue=66 |pages=17–20 |url=http://www.manushi-india.org/pdfs_issues/PDF%20files%2066/all_for_izzat.pdf |access-date=11 July 2019 |archive-date=1 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701030830/http://www.manushi-india.org/pdfs_issues/PDF%20files%2066/all_for_izzat.pdf |url-status=dead}}, cited in [http://www.unicef.org/media/files/FGMC_2016_brochure_final_UNICEF_SPREAD.pdf Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Global Concern] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210071422/https://www.unicef.org/media/files/FGMC_2016_brochure_final_UNICEF_SPREAD.pdf |date=10 February 2017}}, New York: United Nations Children's Fund, February 2016, footnote 2. khafd,{{cite news |last1=Nair |first1=Shalini |title=No official data on existence of Female Genital Mutilation in India, Centre tells SC |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/no-official-data-on-existence-of-female-genital-mutilation-in-india-centre-tells-sc-5001780/ |work=The Indian Express |date=28 December 2017}} or khafz, a practice critics consider female genital mutilation (FGM). The procedure is for the most part performed without anaesthesia by a traditional circumciser when girls reach their seventh year.{{cite web |last1=Anantnarayan |first1=Lakshmi |last2=Diler|first2=Shabana |last3=Menon| first3=Natasha |title=The Clitoral Hood: A Contested Site |url=http://www.wespeakout.org/site/assets/files/1439/fgmc_study_results_jan_2018.pdf |year=2018 |publisher=WeSpeakOut |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901003728/http://www.wespeakout.org/site/assets/files/1439/fgmc_study_results_jan_2018.pdf |archive-date=1 September 2018 |pages=40, 42 |url-status=live}} Non-Bohra women who seek to marry into the community are also required to undergo it.{{sfn|Anantnarayan|Diler|Menon|2018|page=28}} There are no authoritative studies on the extent of the practice among the Bohra.Cole, Diana (8 February 2016). [https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/02/08/466033967/unicef-estimate-of-female-genital-mutiliation-up-by-70-million "UNICEF Estimate Of Female Genital Mutilation Up By 70 Million"]. National Public Radio. A 1911 Bombay census of unknown reliability noted that they were performing clitoridectomy.{{sfn|Blank|2001|p=57}} According to a 1991 article in Manushi, the Bohra remove either the clitoral hood or the tip of the clitoris.{{sfn|Ghadially|1991|pp=17, 19}}{{cite news |last1=Baweja |first1=Harinder |title=India's Dark Secret |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/static/fgm-indias-dark-secret/ |work=Hindustan Times |date=21 February 2016}} Supporters of the practice say that the Bohra remove only the clitoral hood or perform symbolic nicking, and that it should be referred to as "female circumcision", not FGM.{{cite news |title=Dawoodi Bohra women's group defends khafz |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/dawoodi-bohra-womens-group-defends-khafz/article24783322.ece |work=The Hindu |agency=Press Trust of India |date=26 August 2018}}

Syedna Saifuddin supports the practice of female circumcision.{{Cite web |date=2016-06-09 |title=Female Genital Mutilation - Hansard - UK Parliament |url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2016-06-09/debates/7C5BE3EB-5B69-4190-B407-E1FE6EE5FDBA/FemaleGenitalMutilationhighlight=mufaddal#contribution-0261EAB2-EBA9-4A00-91FD-0ED2144DDF2F |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=hansard.parliament.uk |language=en}} In a sermon delivered in Mumbai in April 2016, Syedna Saifuddin stated that circumcision "must be done" for both men and women,{{Cite AV media |url=https://vimeo.com/732021983 |title=Public Sermon encouraging female circumcision |language=en |access-date=2024-09-11}} though for women it should be performed secretly.{{Cite news |date=2016-04-29 |title=Bohra cleric urges female genital mutilation? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/bohra-cleric-urges-female-genital-mutilation/articleshow/52031699.cms |access-date=2025-01-03 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}

A qualitative study in 2018 carried out by WeSpeakOut, a group opposed to FGM,Cantera, Angel L. Martínez (6 March 2018). [https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/mar/06/study-reveals-fgm-india-female-genital-mutilation "'I was crying with unbearable pain': study reveals extent of FGM in India'"]. The Guardian. concluded that most Bohra girls experience Type I FGM, removal of the clitoral hood or clitoral glans.{{sfn|Anantnarayan|Diler|Menon|2018|p=2}}{{cite news |last1=Batha |first1=Emma |title='Heartwrenching' study shows FGM prevalent among India's Bohra sect |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-fgm-study/heartwrenching-study-shows-fgm-prevalent-among-indias-bohra-sect-idUSKBN1FP12D |work=Reuters |date=5 February 2018}} A gynaecologist who took part in the study examined 20 Bohra women and found that both the clitoris and clitoral hood had been cut in most cases.{{efn|Sujaat Vali (The Clitoral Hood: A Contested Site, 2018): "Given that most girls are cut at age seven, without anesthesia, by traditional cutters, and the procedure happens in a minute or two, the operator cannot get enough separation between the clitoris and the skin surrounding the clitoris. So, usually they end up cutting the clitoris along with the skin covering the clitoris."{{sfn|Anantnarayan|Diler|Menon|2018|p=37}}}} According to the Dawoodi Bohra Women's Association for Religious Freedom, the study's conclusions did not reflect the views of most Bohra women. They argue that female circumcision is a minor religious procedure{{Cite web |date=2018-08-25 |title=Bohra women's group defends 'khafz', says Female Genital Mutation should be banned |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/Aug/25/bohra-womens-group-defends-khafz-says-female-genital-mutation-should-be-banned-1862685.html |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}} involving only a small nick or excision on the clitoral hood or prepuce, which does not cause harm. The DBWRF position is that khafz is a centuries-old religious freedom and rite of passage for religious purity,{{Cite web |title='Religious freedom' claims used to defend FGM in courts in four countries |url=https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/religious-freedom-claims-used-defend-fgm-courts-four-countries/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=openDemocracy |language=en}} comparable to male circumcision, and is not intended to control female sexuality. However, this position is contested by some members of the Bohra community{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eouLHP3cx8E |title=A pinch of Skin |date=2016-05-29 |last=Goswami |first=Priya |language=English |access-date=2025-01-03 |via=YouTube}} and activists who oppose the practice.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N5qGBmxPeU&feature=youtu.be |title=The Stream - Female cutting among the Bohra community |date=2017-04-26 |last=Al Jazeera English |access-date=2025-01-03 |via=YouTube}}{{Cite news |title=Protests at Birmingham mosque over controversial cleric |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-birmingham-40831992 |access-date=2025-01-27 |language=en-GB}}

Syedna's Saifuddin's administration has actively supported community members in their legal battles to exercise their religious freedoms, his UK-registered charity spent more than £800,000{{Cite news |last=Johnson |first=Sarah |date=2022-07-29 |title=Bohra imam's visit puts British girls at risk of mutilation, warn FGM campaigners |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jul/29/dawoodi-bohra-imam-mufaddal-saifuddin-visit-uk-british-girls-risk-mutilation-warn-fgm-campaigners |access-date=2025-01-03 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}Dawat E Hadiyah (United Kingdom) Trust, Financial Report and Statement for financial year ending 31 December 2017, see Nominees Report Page 2. on “costs incurred in defending four members of the Dawoodi Bohra congregation in Sydney{{Cite news |date=2019-10-16 |title=High Court upholds female genital mutilation conviction of Dawoodi Bohras |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-16/high-court-rules-female-genital-mutilation-illegal-in-all-forms/11606396 |access-date=2025-01-27 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}} in connection with female circumcision”. In 2018, the convictions of three members of the Bohra community, related to performing FGM on two girls, were overturned when the appeal court accepted that the tip of each girl's clitoris was still visible and had not been "mutilated"; the defence position was that only "symbolic khatna" had been performed.{{cite AustLII|NSWCCA|174|2018|litigants=A2 v R; Magennis v R; Vaziri v R |courtname=auto |date=10 August 2018}}.{{pb}}

{{cite news|last1=Laurence|first1=Emily|title=Genital mutilation convictions overturned after new evidence showing victims remain intact|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-11/genital-mutilation-convictions-overturned/10108106|date=11 August 2018|publisher=ABC News (Australia)}} The High Court of Australia overturned that decision in October 2019, ruling that the phrase "otherwise mutilates" in Australian law does encompass cutting or nicking the clitoris. As a result, the convictions were upheld, and the defendants received custodial sentences of at least 11 months.{{cite AustLII|HCA|35|2019|litigants=The Queen v A2}} {{citation |url=http://www.hcourt.gov.au/assets/publications/judgment-summaries/2019/hca-35-2019-10-16.pdf |title=Judgment summary |publisher=High Court of Australia |date=16 October 2019}}.{{pb}}

{{cite news |title=High Court upholds NSW genital mutilation convictions |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/high-court-upholds-nsw-genital-mutilation-convictions-20191016-p53197.html |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=16 October 2019}}

The community has successfully defended an indictment{{Cite web |date= |title=Indictment, United States of America vs Jumana Nagarwala, Fakhruddin Attar, Farida Attar, Tahera Shafiq, Farida Arif and Fatema Dahodwala |url=https://drive.proton.me/urls/7PW6ADGR38#e0ZJaXyz98UM |url-status=live |access-date=2024-06-01}} brought against the practice by the U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division and the Federal Bureau of Investigation{{Cite web |date=2017-04-12 |title=Office of Public Affairs {{!}} Detroit Emergency Room Doctor Arrested and Charged with Performing Female Genital Mutilation {{!}} United States Department of Justice |url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/detroit-emergency-room-doctor-arrested-and-charged-performing-female-genital-mutilation |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=www.justice.gov |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2017-04-21 |title=Office of Public Affairs {{!}} Detroit Doctor and Wife Arrested and Charged with Conspiring to Perform Female Genital Mutilation {{!}} United States Department of Justice |url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/detroit-doctor-and-wife-arrested-and-charged-conspiring-perform-female-genital-mutilation |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=www.justice.gov |language=en}} by arguing that the US federal statute was unconstitutional.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=98&v=AWAzogpOrPo&feature=youtu.be |title=Female genital mutilation case in Detroit federal court |date=2018-04-06 |last=Click On Detroit {{!}} Local 4 {{!}} WDIV |access-date=2025-01-03 |via=YouTube}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8KNdAX9U90&feature=youtu.be |title=US drops appeal dismissing female genital mutilation charges; no charges for Detroit-area doctor |date=2019-04-12 |last=WXYZ-TV Detroit {{!}} Channel 7 |access-date=2025-01-03 |via=YouTube}} Syedna Saifuddin and Dawat E Hadiyah were advised by constitutional law scholar Alan Dershowitz, a professor emeritus of Harvard University, on this landmark judgement.{{Cite web |last=Snell |first=Robert |title=Dershowitz joins genital mutilation case defense team |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2017/06/01/dershowitz-genital-mutilation-case/102378354/ |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=The Detroit News |language=en-US}}

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|quote=[Do] not abhor any science or shun any book, and [do] not be unduly biased against any creed; for our philosophy and creed encompasses all creeds and all knowledge; [for] our creed consists of studying all existing things in their entirety, the physical and the intellectual, from their beginning to their end, their apparent and their hidden, their manifest and their concealed, with the aim to grasp their Truth, with the understanding that they emanate from one source, one cause, one world, [and] one soul, which encompasses their different essences, their diverse species, their various types, and their changing forms. |author={{mdash}}Excerpt from the Epistles of Ikhwan al-Safa,{{Cite book |title=Rasa'il Ikhwan al-Safa' |location=Beirut |publisher=Dar Sadir |year=1957 |language=ar |volume=4 |page=52}} an encyclopedic work on religion, sciences, and philosophy that permeates the Ismaili school of thought.{{cite encyclopedia |title=Ikhwan al-Safa' |url=https://iep.utm.edu/ikhwan-al-safa/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210630135123/https://iep.utm.edu/ikhwan-al-safa/ |archive-date=30 June 2021 |encyclopedia=Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy |last=Steigerwald |first=Diana |access-date=15 August 2020 |via=iep.utm.edu}}}}

As a minority community, the Dawoodi Bohras follow a policy of cooperating with the incumbent government wherever they reside. This approach allows them to foster harmony and goodwill with all governments while staying out of political disputes. For instance, they have developed close ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India, particularly with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-18 |title=Dawoodi Bohras and ‘family member’ Narendra Modi: A mutual friendship |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/dawoodi-bohras-narendra-modi-8452721/ |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Ghosh |first=Abantika |date=2023-01-19 |title=Modi wants BJP to reach out to two very different Muslim groups. All about Pasmandas & Bohras |url=https://theprint.in/politics/modi-wants-bjp-to-reach-out-to-two-very-different-muslim-groups-all-about-pasmandas-bohras/1321627/ |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}} Similarly, they maintain cordial relations with the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra.{{Cite news |date=2023-02-13 |title=Dawoodi Bohras are also with us: Uddhav Thackeray |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/pm-narendra-modi-met-dawoodi-bohras-for-political-gain-uddhav-thackeray/articleshow/97850290.cms |access-date=2025-02-05 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts7LYaN-CeA&feature=youtu.be |title=Spiritual Leader Of The Dawoodi Bohra Jamaat Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin Arrived At The Governor House |date=2024-07-23 |last=Kamran Tessori |access-date=2025-02-05 |via=YouTube}}

The community's stance, in line with sunnah,{{cite web |title=From text to context: An exercise in patriotism |url=https://jameasaifiyah.edu/news-events/from-text-to-context-an-exercise-in-patriotism/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200628125639/https://jameasaifiyah.edu/news-events/from-text-to-context-an-exercise-in-patriotism/ |date=15 August 2018 |archive-date=28 June 2020 |website=jameasaifiyah.edu}} has been to be loyal to one's country of residence.{{Cite web |title=Indore: Work for welfare of humanity, says spiritual leader Dr. Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/cmcm/indore-work-for-welfare-of-humanity-says-spiritual-leader-dr-syedna-mufaddal-saifuddin |date=7 September 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210616123259/https://www.freepressjournal.in/cmcm/indore-work-for-welfare-of-humanity-says-spiritual-leader-dr-syedna-mufaddal-saifuddin |archive-date=16 June 2021 |work=The Free Press Journal |location=Indore |language=en}} As a migratory minority community,{{Cite web |title=The Bohras Today |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210630014820/https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/about-the-bohras/the-bohras-today/ |archive-date=30 June 2021 |url=https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/about-the-bohras/the-bohras-today/ |access-date=14 May 2021 |website=thedawoodibohras.com}} Dawoodi Bohras participate in culture and society, but to the Epistles of Ikhwan al-Safa.{{Cite web |title=The essence of humanity |url=https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2021/06/26/the-essence-of-humanity/ |date=26 June 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210627061159/https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2021/06/26/the-essence-of-humanity/ |archive-date=27 June 2021 |website=thedawoodibohras.com}} Their belief is that every religion is related to one another, that all of creation shares the same purpose.{{cite web |title=An Address by Syedna Burhanuddin on his 80th birthday |url=https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2020/12/04/an-address-by-syedna-burhanuddin-on-his-80th-birthday/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210621192644/https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2020/12/04/an-address-by-syedna-burhanuddin-on-his-80th-birthday/ |date= 4 December 2020|archive-date=21 June 2021 |language=en |website=thedawoodibohras.com}} True fulfillment is achieved through harmonious living and skillfully managing relationships to avoid conflicts.

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In 1991, Mohammed Burhanuddin established the Burhani Foundation, a charitable trust for environmental awareness, conservation of biological diversity, effective utilisation of resources, pollution control, and other related cause. In 2017, Mufaddal Saifuddin, Burhanuddin's successor, initiated a worldwide program to plant 200,000 tree saplings.{{cite web |title=Bohra community launches plantation drive |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/209887-Bohra-community-launches-plantation-drive |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210706234322/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/209887-Bohra-community-launches-plantation-drive |date=11 June 2017 |location=Rawalpindi |archive-date=6 July 2021}} In 2018, the Bohras, together with Champion of the Earth, launched Turning the Tide, a campaign to remove plastic from oceans, rivers, and beaches.{{cite news |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/cover-story/beach-hero-gives-mithi-a-new-life/articleshow/69919903.cms|title=Afroz Shah gives Mithi River a new life, manages to clear 1.25-km stretch in Mithi of plastic waste |location=Mumbai |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210622020615/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/cover-story/beach-hero-gives-mithi-a-new-life/articleshow/69919903.cms |archive-date=22 June 2021 |publisher=Mumbai Mirror|date=24 June 2019 |last=Linah |first=Baliga}}{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/dawoodi-bohras-join-river-clean-up/article25626863.ece |location=Mumbai |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210622020653/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/dawoodi-bohras-join-river-clean-up/article25626863.ece |archive-date=22 June 2021 |title=Dawoodi Bohras join river clean-up |work=The Hindu |date=29 November 2018}}{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/dawoodi-bohra-women-enlist-in-clean-up-army/article26433326.ece |title=Dawoodi Bohra women enlist in clean-up army |last=Shelar |first=Jyoti |work=The Hindu |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210622020542/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/dawoodi-bohra-women-enlist-in-clean-up-army/article26433326.ece |archive-date=22 June 2021 |location=Mumbai |date=5 March 2019}} On 6 November 2023, ahead of the COP28 World leaders summit, Shahzada Husain Burhanuddin on behalf of his Father Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, attended the COP28 Global Faith leaders summit among 28 Faith leaders in Abu Dhabi and signed a joint appeal to take meaningful action in addressing climate crisis.{{Cite web |last=Abdulla |first=Nasreen |title=Abu Dhabi: Powerful interfaith document promising climate change signed by 28 faith leaders |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/powerful-interfaith-document-promising-climate-change-signed-by-28-faith-leaders-in-abu-dhabi |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Khaleej Times |language=en}}

Under the aegis of FMB, the Dana Committee ({{lit|food grain committee}}) aims to eliminate food wastage. As of 2021, the committee has 7000 volunteers across 40 countries. After congregations, these volunteers collect leftovers, consume them or distribute them to the deprived.{{Cite web |title= No food wastage this Eid |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/no-food-wastage-this-eid/article24175989.ece |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210611141709/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/no-food-wastage-this-eid/article24175989.ece |date=16 June 2018 |archive-date=11 June 2021 |last=Mistry |first=Rhea |work=The Hindu |location=Mumbai}} To prevent wastage of food due to excess cooking or poor turnout, the committee uses AI predictive tools and mobile RSVP apps. Before a meal commences, volunteers remind attendees of their responsibility as Muslims{{efn|The Quran and the Hadiths inform Muslims to not be wasteful with food.{{Cite web |title=Islam does not accept food wastage at any time |url=https://gulfnews.com/going-out/islam-does-not-accept-food-wastage-at-any-time-1.1845538 |date=14 June 2016 |last1=Altaher |first1=Nada |first2=Omnia |last2=Fahim |work=Gulf News |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210611143838/https://gulfnews.com/going-out/islam-does-not-accept-food-wastage-at-any-time-1.1845538 |archive-date=11 June 2021 |quote=Reciting verses from the Quran, the Awqaf official said: '...and eat and drink be not extravagant; surely [Allah] does not love the extravagant.'}}{{Cite web |title=Scholars tell Muslims not to waste food |url=https://www.arabnews.com/news/459962 |date= 2 August 2013|last=Jiffry |first=Fadia |work=Arab News |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210611143702/https://www.arabnews.com/news/459962 |archive-date=11 June 2021 |location=Jeddah |quote=In another Hadith, the Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him) said: The food of one person is sufficient for two, the food of two people suffices for four people and the food of four people suffices for eight.}}}} in ensuring no food goes to waste.{{Cite news|date=27 May 2018|title=In holy Ramzan, Muslims urged not to waste food|work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/in-holy-ramzan-muslims-urged-not-to-waste-food/articleshow/64338950.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210611141709/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/no-food-wastage-this-eid/article24175989.ece |archive-date=11 June 2021}} The Bohras also participate in the United Nations' annual World Food Day campaigns.{{Cite press release |title=Global Dawoodi Bohra faith feeds the hungry on World Food Day |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210611145206/https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/528559648/global-dawoodi-bohra-faith-feeds-the-hungry-on-world-food-day |work=Tricuro |archive-date=11 June 2021 |url=https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/528559648/global-dawoodi-bohra-faith-feeds-the-hungry-on-world-food-day |date=16 October 2020 |via=einnews.com |location=Washington, D.C.}}

In September 2018, the Golden Book of World Records{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://goldenbookofworldrecords.com/ |access-date=2025-03-29 |website=Golden Book Of World Records |language=en-US}} recognized and awarded the Dawoodi Bohra community for undertaking the largest zero-waste religious event as part of the community's Ashara Mubaraka sermons in Indore. The event was attended by 150,000 Bohras, who had gathered in Indore to commemorate Ashara Mubaraka with Mufaddal Saifuddin, the 53rd Da'i al-Mutlaq.{{Cite web |title=Bohras set world record for largest zero waste religious event |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210707000044/http://indoremirror.in/dawoodi-bohras-set-world-record-for-largest-zero-waste-religious-event/|url=http://indoremirror.in/dawoodi-bohras-set-world-record-for-largest-zero-waste-religious-event/ |date=20 September 2018 |archive-date=7 July 2021 |location=Indore |website=indoremirror.in}} This zero-waste policy was also adopted at the 2019 Ashara Mubaraka in Colombo. Dana Committee volunteers helped with portion control and distributed leftover food to the disadvantaged.{{Cite web |title=Shining lesson on zero food wastage policy at massive Bohra conference |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/190908/news/shining-lesson-on-zero-food-wastage-policy-at-massive-bohra-conference-367584.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210611151140/http://www.sundaytimes.lk/190908/news/shining-lesson-on-zero-food-wastage-policy-at-massive-bohra-conference-367584.html |date=8 September 2019 |archive-date=11 June 2021 |last=Deane |first=Ruqyyaha |work=The Sunday Times}}

In line with the UAE's policy to mark 2023 as the Year of Sustainability, the 2023 Ashara Mubaraka in Dubai, attended by more than 75,000, also adopted a zero food wastage policy. The Ashara Mubaraka congregations also aligned with the UAE's waste-to-energy initiative, in which organic waste collected during meals is converted into energy.(https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/uae-bohra-volunteers-serve-150000-meals-every-day-on-ashara-mubaraka-congregations)

Project Rise

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In June 2018, the Bohra community launched Project Rise, a philanthropy programme focused on the marginalized and the poor. Their first initiative, undertaken in collaboration with Action Against Hunger, sought to address malnutrition among those living in Palghar and Govandi districts of Maharashtra, India.{{cite web |url=https://www.actionagainsthunger.in/blog/launch-of-project-rise|title=Get involved with us to support a child in need|date=20 June 2018 |work=Action Against Hunger |location=Mumbai |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210618215941/https://www.actionagainsthunger.in/blog/launch-of-project-rise |archive-date=18 June 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/project-rise-food-assistance-programme-launched-118062000878_1.html |work=Business Standard|date=20 June 2018|title='Project Rise' food assistance programme launched |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210618221141/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/project-rise-food-assistance-programme-launched-118062000878_1.html |archive-date=18 June 2021|agency=Press Trust of India}} During the 2019 floods, volunteers sent aid to the Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Gujarat;{{cite web |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/dawoodi-bohras-support-flood-victims-201719634.html |work=Global Newswire |publisher=Yahoo Finance |date=17 September 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210618225505/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/dawoodi-bohras-support-flood-victims-201719634.html?guccounter=1 |archive-date=18 June 2021 |title=Dawoodi Bohras Support Flood Victims in India |location=Mumbai}} while during the 2020 lockdown in India, volunteers distributed food packets among the poor.{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/dawoodi-bohras-serve-poor-needy/articleshow/75112583.cms |title=Dawoodi Bohras serve poor, needy |date=13 April 2020 |newspaper=The Times of India |language=en |access-date=17 April 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210618225338/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/dawoodi-bohras-serve-poor-needy/articleshow/75112583.cms |archive-date=18 June 2021}}{{Cite web |title=Humanity over hate: Religious organizations help out with covid-19 relief |date=16 April 2020 |url=https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/business-of-life/humanity-over-hate-religious-organizations-help-out-with-covid-19-relief-11587041257785.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210616211140/https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/business-of-life/humanity-over-hate-religious-organizations-help-out-with-covid-19-relief-11587041257785.html |archive-date=16 June 2021}} In 2020, Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India acknowledged the community's social service.{{Cite news |title=PM Modi interacts with Dawoodi Bohra community's Shahzada Husain Burhanuddin |work=The Times Of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pm-modi-interacts-with-dawoodi-bohra-communitys-shahzada-husain-burhanuddin/articleshow/79001288.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210303033240/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pm-modi-interacts-with-dawoodi-bohra-communitys-shahzada-husain-burhanuddin/articleshow/79001288.cms |archive-date=3 March 2021 |date=2 November 2020}} In 2019 and 2020, volunteers in North America marked United Nations World Food Day by donating to local food banks.{{cite press release |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/10/24/1935262/0/en/Dawoodi-Bohras-in-North-America-Support-U-N-World-Food-Day.html |publisher=Global Newswire |date=24 October 2019 |title=Dawoodi Bohras in North America Support U.N. World Food Day |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200708201439/https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/10/24/1935262/0/en/Dawoodi-Bohras-in-North-America-Support-U-N-World-Food-Day.html |archive-date=8 July 2020}}{{r|wfd2020}} Since then, based on Islamic traditions of philanthropy,{{efn|Project Rise is chartered to help eradicate poverty and hunger, improve health and education, empower women, avoid waste, and preserve the environment – align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Bohras claim to follow this tradition of charity and activism for centuries.{{r|propr}}}} Project Rise has expanded to launch programs that focus on healthcare, nutrition, sanitation and hygiene, and environmental conservation.{{cite web|url=https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2019/03/25/about-project-rise/|title=About Project Rise|date=25 March 2019|publisher=The Dawoodi Bohras |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210618221009/https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2019/03/25/about-project-rise/ |archive-date=18 June 2021}} As part of these drives, volunteers attempt to raise the standard of living of the disadvantaged through revamped housing, access to food, and improved well-being.{{cite press release |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/12/03/1955249/0/en/DAWOODI-BOHRAS-OFFER-MUCH-NEEDED-SUPPORT-TO-THE-ELDERLY.html |title=Dawoodi Bohras offer much-needed support to the elderly |access-date=29 May 2021 |date=2 December 2019 |location=Calgary |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210619022026/https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/12/03/1955249/0/en/DAWOODI-BOHRAS-OFFER-MUCH-NEEDED-SUPPORT-TO-THE-ELDERLY.html |archive-date=19 June 2021 |website=globalnewswire.com}}{{cite press release |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/exordium-networks-inc-involved-in-local-and-global-charitable-upliftment-initiatives-300397422.html |title=Exordium Networks, Inc. Involved in Local and Global Charitable "Upliftment" Initiatives |access-date=29 May 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210619022146/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/exordium-networks-inc-involved-in-local-and-global-charitable-upliftment-initiatives-300397422.html |archive-date=19 June 2021 |website=globalnewswire.com |date=26 January 2017}}{{cite web |title=The Blessings of our elders |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210613204412/https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2019/11/22/the-blessings-of-our-elders/ |archive-date=13 June 2021 |url=https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2019/11/22/the-blessings-of-our-elders/ |date=22 November 2019 |website=thedawoodibohras.com}}

In 2009, Mohammed Burhanuddin, the 52nd Da'i al-Mutlaq, established Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust (SBUT) to undertake one of urban India's largest makeover projects believed to impact lives of around 20,000 people. Its mandate was to rebuild Bhendi Bazaar—a decrepit, under-developed, and dense muslim-majority locale in South Bombay. The redevelopment project spans over an area of 16.5 acres comprising 250 decrepit buildings, 3,200 families, and 1,250 shops.The area is being transformed into a healthy and sustainable development comprising 11 new towers, wider roads, modern infrastructure, open spaces and highly visible commercial areas. Relocated residential and commercial tenants will own their new premises at no cost to them.{{cite web| title=What ails the Bhendi Bazaar project |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/what-ails-the-bhendi-bazaar-project/articleshow/60445422.cms |date=10 September 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210622063448/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/what-ails-the-bhendi-bazaar-project/articleshow/60445422.cms |archive-date=22 June 2021 |first=Yogesh |last=Sadhwani |publisher=India Times}} Due to the scope of the project, the largest "cluster redevelopment" project in India, it has faced logistical and regulatory challenges, resulting in several delays at an estimated cost of $550 million (₹4000 crores).

Starting in 2010, the trust began building transit homes near Mazagaon. In 2012, the trust relocated tenants and demolished buildings it had acquired.{{r|sadhwani}} More transit homes were built in Sion, Ghodapdeo, and Sewri.{{cite magazine |title=Changing landscape of Mumbai |magazine=Governance, Democracy, and Politics |url=https://www.sbut.com/pdf/media/GDP_Issue%2011_May%202016_v4-104-08-2016-11-01-38.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023045857/https://www.sbut.com/pdf/media/GDP_Issue%2011_May%202016_v4-104-08-2016-11-01-38.pdf |date=May 2016 |archive-date=23 October 2020 |language=en |via=sbut.com}} In early 2016, Mufaddal Saifuddin laid foundation for Clusters I and III.{{cite web |title=Tasees – Foundation Laying Ceremony of Sub Cluster 3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225043330/https://www.sbut.com/tasees-sub-cluster3.html |archive-date=25 February 2021 |url=https://www.sbut.com/tasees-sub-cluster3.html |access-date=23 March 2021 |website=sbut.com}}{{cite web |title=Tasees – Foundation Laying Ceremony of Sub Cluster 1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225045719/https://www.sbut.com/construction-tasees-ceremony.html |archive-date=25 February 2021 |url=https://www.sbut.com/construction-tasees-ceremony.html |access-date=23 March 2021 |website=sbut.com}} In 2020, 600 residents and 128 shop owners were relocated to the completed twin towers called Al Saadah,{{Cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/report/pix-congested-bhendi-bazaar-in-mumbai-gets-a-new-look/20200309.htm |title=Congested Bhendi Bazaar in Mumbai gets a new spanking look |work=Press Trust of India |via=Rediff |language=en |date=9 March 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210622064240/https://www.rediff.com/news/report/pix-congested-bhendi-bazaar-in-mumbai-gets-a-new-look/20200309.htm |archive-date=22 June 2021}}{{cite news |title=Bhendi Bazaar's home run: 550 families move into 2 new towers |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/bhendi-bazaar-s-home-run-550-families-move-into-2-new-towers/story-uwbYFaDfOxeM0HzkmV4SUK.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210622044429/https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/bhendi-bazaar-s-home-run-550-families-move-into-2-new-towers/story-uwbYFaDfOxeM0HzkmV4SUK.html |date=6 February 2020 |archive-date=22 June 2021 |language=en |publisher=Hindustan Times |location=Mumbai |last=Kamath |first=Naresh}}{{Cite news |last=Mahale |first=Ajeet |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/a-whole-new-world/article31138451.ece |title=A whole new world |date=23 March 2020 |work=The Hindu |access-date=16 April 2020 |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}} marking completion of the project's first phase.{{Cite web |title=Bhendi Bazaar cluster redevelopment: Civic authority issues |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/civic/bhendi-bazaar-cluster-redevelopment-civic-authority-issues-stop-work-notice-to-sbut/articleshow/73002627.cms |archive-date=27 June 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210627083443/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/civic/bhendi-bazaar-cluster-redevelopment-civic-authority-issues-stop-work-notice-to-sbut/articleshow/73002627.cms |date= |publisher=India Times |location=Mumbai}}

After completing the first phase of the project SBUT initiated construction work on the second phase of the project in February 2021.

Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin inaugurated the newly reconstructed Saifee Masjid and its complex on the eve of Milad al Nabi in September 2023.This complex known as Sector 1 was demolished and redeveloped with modern sustainable amenities and a commercial shopping arcade.

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