Husain Burhanuddin

Burhanuddin was born on 24 December 1977 (15 Muḥarram al-Ḥarām 1398H) to Mufaddal Saifuddin and Jawaharatusharaf ({{nee|Najmuddin}}). He received his schooling at MSB Educational Institute in Mumbai graduating at the top of his class with high distinction.

Burhanuddin is a senior member of the executive board{{when|date=June 2020}} of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah.{{Cite web |title=Al Jamea tus Saifiyah Badri Mahal |url=http://bohradirectory.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=139&Itemid=12 |access-date=23 Apr 2020 |website=bohradirectory.com |archive-date=14 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114040507/http://bohradirectory.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=139&Itemid=12 |url-status=dead }} He oversees the academic and administrative affairs of the academy. He also teaches{{clarify|date=June 2020}} at the academy.{{r|vis2}}

Husain Burhanuddin has led the Mahad al-Zahra's{{efn|name=fnmahad|Mahad al-Zahra is an institution within Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah with exclusive focus on Quranic sciences.{{Cite web |url=https://jameasaifiyah.edu/faculties-departments/mahad-al-zahra/ |title=Mahad al-Zahra |website=Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah |language=en-US |access-date=23 Apr 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622112239/https://jameasaifiyah.edu/faculties-departments/mahad-al-zahra/ |archive-date=22 June 2020}}}} development.{{r|vis1}}{{r|jamea920}} He focuses on Quranic science, recitation, and exegesis with a view to benefiting today's society.{{r|vis1}} In order to foster a better understanding of Quranic arts and sciences, he has directed that Mahad al-Zahra distribute guides and booklets to Dawoodi Bohra community centers worldwide,{{r|vis2}} among them seven installments of Khazāʾin Maʿānī al-Qurʾān al-Fāʾiqah, a series for the non-Arabic speaking audiences to gain an insight into the meanings of the Quran.{{refn|Khazaa'in Ma'ani al-Quran al-Faeqah is a series of books published by Mahad al-Zahra.{{Cite book |url=https://www.mahadalquran.com/maq/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id=43&virtuemart_category_id=11&Itemid=155 |title=Khazaa'in Ma'ani al-Quran al-Faeqah Juz 1-5 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200622113802/https://www.mahadalquran.com/maq/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id=43&virtuemart_category_id=11&Itemid=155 |archive-date=22 June 2020 |via=mahadalquran.com |access-date=22 June 2020 |url-status=live }}{{Cite book |url=https://www.mahadalquran.com/maq/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id=52&virtuemart_category_id=11&Itemid=155 |title=Khazaa'in Ma'ani al-Quran al-Faeqah - Juz 6-10 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200622113810/https://www.mahadalquran.com/maq/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id=52&virtuemart_category_id=11&Itemid=155 |archive-date=22 June 2020 |via=mahadalquran.com |access-date=22 June 2020 |url-status=live }}{{Cite book |url=https://www.mahadalquran.com/maq/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id=47&virtuemart_category_id=11&Itemid=155 |title=Khazaa'in Ma'ani al-Quran al-Faeqah - Juz 30th (Hindi Script) |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200622113816/https://www.mahadalquran.com/maq/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id=47&virtuemart_category_id=11&Itemid=155 |archive-date=22 June 2020 |via=mahadalquran.com |access-date=22 June 2020 |url-status=live }}{{Cite book |url=https://www.mahadalquran.com/maq/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id=37&virtuemart_category_id=11&Itemid=155 |title=Khazaa'in Ma'ani al-Quran al-Faeqah -Juz 30th (Misri Script) |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200622113819/https://www.mahadalquran.com/maq/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id=37&virtuemart_category_id=11&Itemid=155 |archive-date=22 June 2020 |via=mahadalquran.com |access-date=22 June 2020 |url-status=live }}{{Cite book |url=https://www.mahadalquran.com/maq/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id=79&virtuemart_category_id=11&Itemid=155 |title=Khazaa'in Ma'ani al-Quran al-Faeqah Juz 21-25 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200622113826/https://www.mahadalquran.com/maq/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id=79&virtuemart_category_id=11&Itemid=155 |archive-date=22 June 2020 |via=mahadalquran.com |access-date=22 June 2020 |url-status=live }}{{Cite book |url=https://www.mahadalquran.com/maq/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id=78&virtuemart_category_id=11&Itemid=155 |title=Khazaa'in Ma'ani al-Quran al-Faeqah Juz 16-20 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200622113836/https://www.mahadalquran.com/maq/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id=78&virtuemart_category_id=11&Itemid=155 |archive-date=22 June 2020 |via=mahadalquran.com |access-date=22 June 2020 |url-status=live }}{{Cite book |url=https://www.mahadalquran.com/maq/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id=64&virtuemart_category_id=11&Itemid=155 |title=Khazain Ma'ani al-Quran al-Faeqah Juz 11-15 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200622113842/https://www.mahadalquran.com/maq/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id=64&virtuemart_category_id=11&Itemid=155 |archive-date=22 June 2020 |via=mahadalquran.com |access-date=22 June 2020 |url-status=live }}}}

Burhanuddin's emphasis on audio-visual teaching to facilitate learning has accelerated Quranic education within the community:{{r|jamea920}} through its e-learning program,{{efn|elearningquran.com is an online-only resource built to facilitate instant, global reach of Mahad al-Zahra.{{Cite web |url=https://www.elearningquran.com/About.aspx |title=About Us |website=elearningquran.com |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200622110722/https://www.elearningquran.com/About.aspx |archive-date=22 June 2020 |access-date=26 Apr 2020 |url-status=live }}}} Mahad al-Zahra has reached thousands around the world, who participate in virtual classes along with one-to-one recital sessions through video-conferencing,{{r|vis1}} aiding huffaz as young as 6 years old.{{Cite news |date=27 Mar 2019 |title=Six year old boy honoured for memorising Quran in Allahabad |website=devdicourse.com |location=Allahabad |url=https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/national/458588-six-year-old-boy-honoured-for-memorising-quran-in-allahabad |url-status=live |access-date=6 July 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200706022854/https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/national/458588-six-year-old-boy-honoured-for-memorising-quran-in-allahabad |archive-date=6 July 2020}}

As of 2024, more than 8 branches of Mahad al-Zahra have been established at Dawoodi Bohra centers in India, Kenya, Kuwait, Pakistan, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, the United States, and Yemen.{{Cite web |title=Our Vision |url=https://www.mahadalquran.com/maq/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=424&Itemid=152 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200622092015/https://www.mahadalquran.com/maq/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=424&Itemid=152 |archive-date=22 June 2020 |access-date=22 June 2020 |website=mahadalquran.com}}{{Cite web |title=Al Qur'an Al Majeed |url=https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/faith/al-quran-al-majeed/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200622214431/https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/faith/al-quran-al-majeed/ |archive-date=22 June 2020 |access-date=22 June 2020 |website=thedawoodibohras.com |quote=Mahad al Zahra faculties and buildings now form part of each of the four Al Jamea tus Saifiyah campuses and the complete memorization of the Quran is now required of every student that progresses through them. It also has affiliates in the USA, Yemen, England, and Kenya.}}

As the head of the Mahad al-Zahra, Burhanuddin personally conducts the final oral examinations for the Huffaz ({{lit|guardians of the Quran}}).{{r|vis2}}

Under Burhanuddin's leadership, Mahad al-Zahra has become Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah's largest avenue of community outreach. Over the past two decades,{{when|date=June 2020}} the department has extended access to Quranic education to members of the Dawoodi Bohra community through educational institutions{{which|date=June 2020}} established across the globe.{{r|vis1}}

Burhanuddin frequently visits global Dawoodi Bohra community centers to encourage accurate recitation of the Quran and facilitate its memorization.{{r|vis1}} Between 2007 and 2011, Burhanuddin conducted 3-day workshops{{Cite web |title=Al-Taiseer fi Hifz al-Quran al-Kareem - Venues |url=https://www.mahadalquran.com/maq/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=181:al-taiseer-fi-hifz-al-quran-al-kareem-seminar-venues&catid=20:site-content |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200622091236/https://www.mahadalquran.com/maq/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=181:al-taiseer-fi-hifz-al-quran-al-kareem-seminar-venues&catid=20:site-content |archive-date=22 June 2020 |access-date=22 June 2020 |website=mahadalquran.com}} designed to motivate and teach participants Quran memorization techniques.{{Cite web |title=Al-Taiseer fi Hifz al-Quran al-Kareem - Details |url=https://www.mahadalquran.com/maq/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=184:al-taiseer-fi-hifz-al-quran-al-kareem-details&catid=20:site-content |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200622090521/https://www.mahadalquran.com/maq/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=184:al-taiseer-fi-hifz-al-quran-al-kareem-details&catid=20:site-content |archive-date=22 June 2020 |access-date=22 June 2020 |website=mahadalquran.com}}

Burhanuddin has initiated an annual outreach where ḥuffāẓ are sent all over the world during the month of Ramadān al-Muʿazzam, to conduct classes that help adults and children recite and memorize the Quran.{{r|vis1}}

Burhanuddin called on Narendra Modi in August 2019 and November 2020, at the Prime Minister's office to discuss on various projects and initiatives by the Dawoodi Bohra community.{{Cite news |date=2020-11-02 |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?from=mdr |access-date=2023-06-25 |issn=0971-8257}}

File:PM Modi India with Shahzada Husain bs Burhanuddin, New Delhi 2024.jpg, New Delhi.]]

File:Qaidjoher Ezzuddin and Husain Burhanuddin with Narendra Modi.jpg, Narendra Modi, and Husain Burhanuddin on 16 August 2019 at the Prime Minister's Office, New Delhi.]]

During the Narendra Modi's visit to Egypt in June 2023, Burhanuddin welcomed him to the Al Hakim Mosque,{{Cite news |date=2023-06-25 |title=We felt like family when PM Modi interacted, says member of Indian-diaspora Shujauddin Shabbir in Cairo |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/we-felt-like-family-when-pm-modi-interacted-says-member-of-indian-diaspora-shujauddin-shabbir-in-cairo/articleshow/101257513.cms |access-date=2023-06-25 |issn=0971-8257}} the renovation of which was led by his father, Mufaddal Saifuddin.

Burhanuddin dedicated his entire teenage years to rote-memorizing the Quran. By 1995 (1416H), when he was 18 years old, he had completed memorizing the Quran. Three years later, in 1998, he graduated from Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah with the degree of al-Faqih al-Jayyid ({{lit|The Distinguished Jurist}}{{efn|Equivalent to Masters in Arabic and Islamic Studies.{{Cite web|url=https://jameasaifiyah.edu/academics/the-three-stages-at-a-glance/|title=The Three Stages at a Glance|website=Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah|language=en-US|access-date=22 Apr 2020}}}}).{{r|vis1}}

Burhanuddin frequented Cairo to study the art of recitation as well as the sciences of Quranic readings.{{r|vis1}} He has released an audio recording of the entire Quran in the murattal style of recitation, certified by al-Azhar University, Cairo.{{r|jamea920}}{{Cite AV media |url=http://www.mahadalquran.com/maq/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id=23&virtuemart_category_id=11&Itemid=155 |title=Al-Quran and Uloom al-Quran : Al-Mushaf al-Murattal |access-date=23 Apr 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613203651/https://www.mahadalquran.com/maq/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id=23&virtuemart_category_id=11&Itemid=155 |archive-date=13 June 2020 |quote=A beautiful recitation of al-Quran al-Kareem by the renowned BS Husain BS. Useful for recitation and memorization. Certified by the distinguished Al-Azhar University, Cairo. |via=mahadalquran.com}}

Burhanuddin has been delivering 30-minute{{r|mhins}} mujawwad recitations of the Quran{{r|mhins}}{{Cite web |last1=Shoeb |first1=Taha |date=18 Sep 2018 |title=Dazzlingly Luminous |url=https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2018/09/18/dazzlingly-luminous/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200702141455/https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2018/09/18/dazzlingly-luminous/ |archive-date=2 July 2020 |access-date=2 July 2020 |website=tajweedexplained.com |via=thedawoodibohras.com}} which precede the sermons{{cite tweet|number=894302977766301696|user=malumaat|title=Shahzada Aliwaqar Husain bs Burhanuddin reciting Quran Majeed prior to waaz... http://dlvr.it/PcF6YV Join us at @malumaat53 instagram|author=Malumaat for Bohras|author-link=|retweet=|date=6 Aug 2017|access-date=22 June 2020|language=en|link=https://twitter.com/malumaat/status/894302977766301696}} delivered by his father Mufaddal Saifuddin,{{Cite news |last1=Al Muhaisen |first1=Nasser |date=31 Oct 2018 |title=سلطان "البهرة" لأبناء جاليته: تحلّوا بالأخلاق الحميدة وكونوا أوفياء للكويت |language=ar |trans-title=Sultan of "Bohra" for his community: have good manners and be loyal to Kuwait |website=alraimedia.com |publisher=Al Rai Media |location=Kuwait |url=https://www.alraimedia.com/Home/Details?id=fc669899-4467-426a-80fa-0cfd8e37ecdb |url-status=live |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200627135645/https://www.alraimedia.com/Home/Details?id=fc669899-4467-426a-80fa-0cfd8e37ecdb |archive-date=27 June 2020}} during Ashara Mubarāka,{{efn|An annual 10-day mourning of Husayn ibn Ali's martrydom at the Battle of Karbala.{{Cite web |url=https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/faith/ashara-mubaraka/ |title=Ashara Mubaraka: A Journey Towards Humanity |access-date=17 June 2020 |website=thedawoodibohras.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601161420/https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/faith/ashara-mubaraka/ |archive-date=1 June 2020}}}}{{Cite web |last1=Shoeb |first1=Taha |date=2 Feb 2018 |title=Khalaf from Hamzah – A look at the features of recitation of al-Qur'an by Shahzada Husain Bhaisaheb |url=https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2018/02/02/khalaf-from-hamzah-a-look-at-the-features-of-recitation-of-al-quran-by-shahzada-husain-bhaisaheb/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519004648/https://www.thedawoodibohras.com/2018/02/02/khalaf-from-hamzah-a-look-at-the-features-of-recitation-of-al-quran-by-shahzada-husain-bhaisaheb/ |archive-date=19 May 2020 |work=tajweedexplained.com |via=thedawoodibohras.com}} since 2012.{{Cite web |date=24 Jun 2020 |title=As-Syed al-Ajal Shahzada Husain BS Burhanuddin DM. |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CB0qZuxpSmb/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200701200841/https://www.instagram.com/p/CB0qZuxpSmb/ |archive-date=1 July 2020 |access-date=1 July 2020 |via=instagram.com |institution=Mahad al-Zahra}}

On 29 Dhu al-Hijja 1439H (9 September 2018), he received certification in the Ten recitations al-Sughra{{Cite web |title=About Tajweed - Tajweed Q&A / Could you please explain the difference(s) between 'Ashara Sughra and 'Ashara Kubra? |url=http://abouttajweed.com/kb/entry/36/ |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=abouttajweed.com}} from the recitations of al-Shatebiya and al-Durra.{{Citation |title=رواية الدوري عن أبي عمرو |date=2021-04-01 |url=https://ar.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A_%D8%B9%D9%86_%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%8A_%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%88&oldid=53301772 |work=ويكيبيديا |language=ar |access-date=2022-11-07}} On 25 July 2022, he published a book on the Ten recitations titled قراءات زاهرة لكتاب الله {{Cite book |last=برهان الدين |first=حسين |title=قرءات زاهرة لكتاب الله |publisher=لجنة تصحيح المصاحف بالازهر الشريف |year=2022 |location=Cairo, Egypt |language=ar}} which was endorsed by the 'Muṣḥaf Revision Committee' of Al-Azhar University.{{Cite web |title=What do you know about the Muṣḥaf Revision Committee at Al-Azhar Al-Sharif? |url=https://www.azhar.eg/magmaa-e/details-en/ArtMID/9773/ArticleID/56332/طباعة%20التعليقات |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Magmaa |language=en-US}}

He has been conferred both of the highest degrees of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah;Both of these degrees were also conferred by the 52nd Dai, Syedna Burhanuddin, on his successor-designate Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin in 1966 when he was in his youth. the degree of "Thiqah al-Da'wah al-Taiybiyyah" ({{langx|ar|ثقة الدعوة الطيبية}}; translation: The Trusted of the Taiyebi Da'wah) and the degree of "al-'Aleem al-Baare' " ({{langx|ar|العليم البارع}}; Translation: The Outstandingly Learned) on 3 May 2016 (27 Rajab 1437 Hijri).{{Cite book |last=His Holiness |first=Syedna Aali Qadr Mufaddal Saifuddin Saheb |title=جامعة ثمرات العلوم |publisher=Badri Mahal |year=1438H |location=Mumbai, India |pages=1476}}

He was appointed as the Chairman of the Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust{{Cite web |title=Shahzada Husain Burhanuddin |url=https://dawatehadiyah.org/executive-council/shahzada-husain-burhanuddin/ |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=Dawat-e-Hadiyah |language=en-GB}} and as the Syedna's representative to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi{{Cite web |date=16 Aug 2019 |title=Prince H. Hussain Bhaisaab Burhanuddin son of H.H. Dr. Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin calls on the PM, in New Delhi (August 16, 2019) |url=https://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/eventgallery/prince-h-burhanuddin-son-of-h-h-dr-syedna-mufaddal-saifuddin-calls-on-the-pm-in-new-delhi-august-16-2019/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200706022102/https://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/eventgallery/prince-h-burhanuddin-son-of-h-h-dr-syedna-mufaddal-saifuddin-calls-on-the-pm-in-new-delhi-august-16-2019/ |archive-date=6 July 2020 |access-date=6 July 2020 |location=New Delhi |institution=PMO India}} and at Imam al-Hakim Mosque in Cairo.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lpSS91lkzo&feature=youtu.be |title=PM Modi Visited Al-Hakim Masjid in Cairo, Egypt {{!}} The Dawoodi Bohras |date=2023-06-25 |last=The Dawoodi Bohras |access-date=2025-03-09 |via=YouTube}}

On April 17, 2025, accompanied by a delegation of Dawoodi Bohra community members, Burhanuddin again met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his official residence in New Delhi.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMJQDUzEG98&feature=youtu.be |title=LIVE: PM Modi interacts with a delegation of Dawoodi Bohra community |date=2025-04-17 |last=Narendra Modi |access-date=2025-05-03 |via=YouTube}} The delegation expressed gratitude for the enactment of the Waqf Amendment Act.{{Cite news |date=2025-04-17 |title=Dawoodi Bohra delegation meets PM Modi, lauds Waqf (Amendment) Act |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/dawoodi-bohra-delegation-meets-pm-modi-lauds-waqf-amendment-act/articleshow/120385053.cms |access-date=2025-05-03 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}} In his remarks, the Prime Minister praised Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin for his active involvement in shaping the Act, including providing detailed input during its drafting.{{Cite news |date=2025-04-17 |title='Even down to commas and full stops...': PM Modi on how Bohra community helped shape Waqf Amendment Act |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/even-down-to-commas-and-full-stops-pm-modi-on-how-bohra-community-helped-shape-waqf-amendment-act/articleshow/120388645.cms |access-date=2025-05-03 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}} Community members also explained how the new legislation would ease their daily affairs, particularly in managing a recently acquired property in Mumbai’s Bhendi Bazaar.{{Cite web |last=IANS |date=2025-04-18 |title=Modi Meets Bohra Leaders on Landmark Waqf Act Amendment |url=https://www.newkerala.com/news/o/bohra-community-acquaints-pm-modi-problems-erstwhile-waqf-act-824 |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=NewKerala.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=3 Dawood Ibrahim properties sold to Saifee Burhani Trust |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/3-dawood-ibrahim-properties-sold-2033315 |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}

The incumbent Syedna, Mufaddal Saifuddin, has not made any public announcement regarding his successor. However, following the Ismaili tradition like his father, Saifuddin is likely to have privately designated a successor early in his tenureSyedna Burhanuddin appointed Mufaddal Saifudidn as his successor-designate in January 1969, in private, very early in his term as Dai al-Mutlaq. to ensure seamless continuity of spiritual leadership.

Community observers believe that Husain Burhanuddin is the likely successor-designate, citing his prominent role at public events,{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lpSS91lkzo&feature=youtu.be |title=PM Modi Visited Al-Hakim Masjid in Cairo, Egypt {{!}} The Dawoodi Bohras |date=2023-06-25 |last=The Dawoodi Bohras |access-date=2025-03-09 |via=YouTube}} exceptional command of Quranic sciences,{{Cite web |title=About Us (see tab on Shahzada Husain BS Burhanuddin DM) |url=https://www.mahadalquran.com/about-mahad/ |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=Mahad al-Zahra |language=en-US}} and comprehensive understanding of community affairs{{Cite web |title=Shahzada Husain Burhanuddin |url=https://dawatehadiyah.org/executive-council/shahzada-husain-burhanuddin/ |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=Dawat-e-Hadiyah |language=en-GB}} — qualities that distinguish him. He devotes himself primarily to religious pursuits, displaying a notable detachment from worldly concerns and material interests.

His appointment as the Chairman of the Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust{{Cite web |title=Shahzada Husain Burhanuddin |url=https://dawatehadiyah.org/executive-council/shahzada-husain-burhanuddin/ |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=Dawat-e-Hadiyah |language=en-GB}} and as the Syedna's representative to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi{{Cite web |date=16 Aug 2019 |title=Prince H. Hussain Bhaisaab Burhanuddin son of H.H. Dr. Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin calls on the PM, in New Delhi (August 16, 2019) |url=https://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/eventgallery/prince-h-burhanuddin-son-of-h-h-dr-syedna-mufaddal-saifuddin-calls-on-the-pm-in-new-delhi-august-16-2019/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200706022102/https://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/eventgallery/prince-h-burhanuddin-son-of-h-h-dr-syedna-mufaddal-saifuddin-calls-on-the-pm-in-new-delhi-august-16-2019/ |archive-date=6 July 2020 |access-date=6 July 2020 |location=New Delhi |institution=PMO India}} and at Imam al-Hakim Mosque in Cairo further suggest his special standing, as such significant responsibilities would typically be reserved for the Syedna himself.

Burhanuddin is a direct descendant of the Islamic Prophet Mohammed,Barakat Bayaan Fadleel Kabir. Mumbai: Alvazaratus Saifiyah, Badri Mahal. 2011. p. 14. who was himself a descendant of the Prophet Abraham, through an unbroken chain of noble and august ancestry. His heritage to the Prophet Mohammed traces back through the Prophet's daughter, Fatima al-Zahra, and her husband Ali ibn Abi Talib. From Fatima and Ali, the line continues through their son, Imam Hussein, and the subsequent Imams in the Ismaili tradition up to the fifth Imam, Ja'far al-Sadiq. Burhanuddin's ancestors include Mir Mahamad Ali, Fakhr al-Din Shaheed, Abd al-Qadir Hakimuddin, Khanji Pheer and Syedi Lukman who were direct descendants of Ja'far al-Sadiq.

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Burhanuddin has authored several audio and text books on Quran recitals, some are:{{r|vis1}}

• Al-Taysīr fī Hifz al-Quran al-Karīm{{efn|Published by Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah.{{Cite book |title=Al-Tayseer Fi Hifz al-Quran al-Kareem |url=https://www.mahadalquran.com/maq/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id=77&virtuemart_category_id=11&Itemid=155 |access-date=4 June 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200622103351/https://www.mahadalquran.com/maq/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id=77&virtuemart_category_id=11&Itemid=155 |archive-date=22 June 2020 |via=mahadalquran.com |url-status=live }}}} ({{langx|ar| التيسير في حفظ القران الكريم |lit=Simplifying Memorization of the Holy Quran}}): A practical guide for memorizing al-Quran al-Kareem.
• Al-Muṣḥaf al-Murattal{{efn|Published by Janah al-Tarrannum bil Quran al-Kareem; certified by Al-Azhar University.{{r|murattal}}}} ({{langx |ar| المصحف المرتل |lit=Murattal recitation of the Holy Quran}}): Audio recording of the complete Quranic text in murattal (tartīl) style.
• Al-Muṣḥaf al-Muʿallim{{efn|Published by Janah al-Tarrannum bil Quran al-Kareem.{{Cite video |title=Al-Mushaf al-Moallim |url=https://www.mahadalquran.com/maq/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id=34&virtuemart_category_id=11&Itemid=155 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200622103148/https://www.mahadalquran.com/maq/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id=34&virtuemart_category_id=11&Itemid=155 |archive-date=22 June 2020 |access-date=22 June 2020 |via=mahadalquran.com |url-status=live }}}} ({{langx|ar| المصحف المعلم |lit=Pedagogical recitation of the Holy Quran}}): A digital aid for the memorization of the 30th Juzʾ of al-Quran.
• Al-Muṣḥaf al-Mujawwad{{efn|Published by Janah al-Tarrannum bil Quran al-Kareem.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.mahadalquran.com/maq/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id=50&virtuemart_category_id=11&Itemid=155 |title=Al-Quran and Uloom al-Quran: Al-Mushaf al-Mujawwad |access-date=22 June 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200622103136/https://www.mahadalquran.com/maq/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id=50&virtuemart_category_id=11&Itemid=155 |archive-date=22 June 2020 |via=mahadalquran.com |url-status=live }}}} ({{langx|ar| المصحف المجود |lit=Mujawwad recitation of the Holy Quran}}): Audio recording of the 30th juzʾ of al-Quran in mujawwad (tajwīd) style.
• Qira'aat Zahira le Kitab Allah (Arabic: قراءات زاهرة لكتاب الله)

Burhanuddin has two elder brothers, Jafar us Sadiq Imaduddin and Taha Najmuddin and two sisters, Ummehani A. Nooruddin and Ruqaiyah M Saifuddin.{{citation needed |date=June 2020}}

Husain's wife, Naqiyah,{{Cite web |last=Burhanuddin |first=Naqiyah |title=Instagram Account |url=https://www.instagram.com/naqiyah_burhanuddin/?hl=en |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=www.instagram.com}} daughter of Mukasir al-Dawat Syedi Malik ul Ashter Shujauddin, is known for her elegance, poise and charm. She runs the Rawdat al-Quran al-Kareem school{{efn|A school focused on Quranic studies based in Mumbai.{{Cite web|title=Perceive in the light of al-Quran {{!}} Quran Kareem {{!}} Rawdat al-Quran|url=http://rawdatalquran.com/about-us|language=en-US|access-date=12 May 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200619073337/https://rawdatalquran.com/about-us/|archive-date=19 June 2020|website=rawdatalquran.com|date=7 November 2018 |url-status=live}}}} of Quranic sciences in Mumbai.{{Cite web |title=About Me - Home |url=https://www.naqiyah-husain-burhanuddin.org/home/about-me/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531222121/https://www.naqiyah-husain-burhanuddin.org/home/about-me/ |archive-date=31 May 2020 |access-date=2020-05-12 |website=naqiyah-husain-burhanuddin.org |language=en}} She is the most followed woman from the Dawoodi Bohra community on Instagram, with an audience exceeding 130,000 followers. She completed her postgraduate educationMaster of Arts in Education (2018){{Cite web |title=My Professors at D'Youville - Note of Thanks |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531222109mp_/https://www.naqiyah-husain-burhanuddin.org/note-of-thanks/my-professors/ |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=Naqiyah Husain Burhanuddin |language=en}} at D'Youville University, a nationally-ranked Catholic college{{Cite web |title=About {{!}} DYouville |url=https://www.dyu.edu/about |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=www.dyu.edu |language=en}} located in upstate New York. An American citizen raised internationally in Houston, London and Mumbai, she has a deep understanding and expertise in online media presence - her personal website{{Cite web |title=Personal Website |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531222109mp_/https://www.naqiyah-husain-burhanuddin.org/ |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=Naqiyah Husain Burhanuddin |language=en}} showcased her contemporary and refined approach, particularly on teaching and leadership.{{Cite web |title=Leadership |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531222121mp_/https://www.naqiyah-husain-burhanuddin.org/home/about-me/ |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=Naqiyah Husain Burhanuddin |language=en}}

• {{flagu|India}}: On 15 May 2015 (27 Rajab 1436H) Mufaddal Saifuddin, the 53rd Dai al-Mutlaq, bestowed upon him the cognomen of Burhan al-din ({{langx|ar| برهان الدين |lit=Proof of Faith}}).{{Cite book |last=Saifuddin |first=Syedna Mufaddal |title=Shukr Niʿam Aṣḥāb al-Barkāt |publisher=Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah Publications |year=2018|location=Mumbai |pages=1269}}
• {{flagu|India}}: Burhanuddin was conferred one of the highest degrees of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah; al-ʿAlīm al-Bāriʿ ({{langx|ar| العليم البارع | lit=The Outstandingly Learned}}) on 3 May 2016 (27 Rajab 1437H).{{Cite book |last=Saifuddin |first=Syedna Mufaddal |title=Jāmiʿat thamrāt al-ʿUlūm |publisher=Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah Publications |year=2018 |location=Mumbai |pages=1476}}
• {{flagu|India}}: Burhanuddin was conferred one of the highest degrees of Dawat-e-Hadiyah; Thiqat al-Daʿwat al-Ṭayyibīyyah ({{langx|ar| ثقة الدعوة الطيبية |lit= The trusted of the Taiyebi Da'wah}}) on 3 May 2016 (27 Rajab 1437H).
• {{flagu|India}}: Burhanuddin was a recipient of All India Council of Human Rights, Liberties, and Social Justice's Ambassador for Peace Award on 9 December 2019 "for protecting and promoting human rights, peace and harmony."{{Cite web |title=9th International Human Rights Summit & Awards |url=https://www.humanrightscouncil.in/index.php/component/k2/item/244-9th-international-human-rights-summit-awards |access-date=6 Sep 2019 |website=humanrightscouncil.in |language=en-gb |archive-date=22 June 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200622143041/https://www.humanrightscouncil.in/index.php/component/k2/item/244-9th-international-human-rights-summit-awards |url-status=live }}
• {{flagu|Egypt}}: Honorary member of Naqabāt Qurrāʾ al-Quran ({{lit|Guild of Quran Reciters}}) in Cairo.{{r|vis1}}{{when|date=July 2020}}
• {{Flagu|United Arab Emirates}} : On behalf of Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, Shahzada Husain Burhanuddin attended the COP28 Global Faith leaders summit in Abu Dhabi and signed a joint appeal to take meaningful action in addressing climate crisis.

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{{Cite web |title=920 Individuals Complete the Memorisation of the Holy Quran this Year |url=https://jameasaifiyah.edu/news-events/920-individuals-complete-the-memorisation-of-the-holy-quran-this-year/ |date=27 Mar 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200622220710/https://jameasaifiyah.edu/news-events/920-individuals-complete-the-memorisation-of-the-holy-quran-this-year/ |archive-date=22 June 2020 |website=jameasaifiyah.edu |access-date=14 June 2020 |url-status=live }}

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