Jafar us Sadiq Imaduddin#Works

{{confused|Jafar al-Sadiq|Idris Imad al-Din}}

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{{short description|Indian Islamic Scholar, Author, and Professor}}

{{Infobox religious biography

| name = Ja'far us Sadiq Imaduddin

| native_name = جـعفـرُ ٱلصَّـادِق عِمـادُ ٱلدِّيـن

| honorific_prefix = {{smallcaps|Shahzada • Syedi}}

| honorific_suffix =

| other_names = Imaduddin {{small|(Laqab)}}

| image = Jafar_us_Sadiq_Imaduddin_Khi_Jamea.jpg

| caption = Imaduddin at an event at Al Jamea tus Saifiyah, Karachi, Pakistan.

| birth_date = {{plainlist|

  • {{birth date and age|1973|9|21|df=yes}}
  • {{small|(24 Sha'ban 1393 ھ)}}

}}

| birth_name = Ja'far us Sadiq

| spouse = {{married|Zaenab (nee Shabbir Nuruddin)|1996}}

| father = Mufaddal Saifuddin

| mother = Jawharatusharaf Najmuddin

| relatives = {{plainlist|

| religion = Shi'a Islam

| sect = Ismailism

| subsect = Dawoodi Bohra

| office1 = Ameer al-Jamea

| term_start1 = 2015

| term_end1 =

| predecessor1 = Mufaddal Saifuddin

| jurisprudence = {{hlist| Musta‘lī | Tayyibi }}

| known_for = {{plainlist|

  • Research on Fatimid architecture
  • Religious discourses

}}

| works = {{plainlist|

  • Al Aqmar: A Living Testimony to the Fatemiyeen {{small|(2000)}}
  • Al Juyushi: A Vision of the Fatemiyeen {{small|(2002)}}
  • أدب المناظرة والحجاج في المجالس المؤيدية {{small|(2013)}}

}}

| occupation = Scholar, author

| alma_mater = {{hlist|University of Cairo | Aljamea tus Saifiyah}}

| background = #ddeedd

}}

Shahzada SyediThe term "Syedi" (or "Sayyid" or "Syed") generally refers to a person who is a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. Ja'far us Sadiq Imaduddin ({{langx|ar|جـعفـرُ ٱلصَّـادِق عِمـادُ ٱلدِّيـن}}) or Jafar us Sadiq Mufaddal Saifuddin, is the eldest son of Mufaddal Saifuddin, the current incumbent of the office of the 53rd Dawoodi Bohra Da'i al-Mutlaq. He is a poet, scholar, author and one of the three rectors of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah.

Education

He completed the memorization of the Quran in 1999. In 1997, he earned the degree of Al-Faqih al-Jayyid (MA) in Islamic Fatemi Literature from Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah.{{cite book |last=Blank |first=Jonah |title=Mullahs on the Mainframe : Islam and Modernity Among the Daudi Bohras |date=2001 |publisher=University Of Chicago Press; 1 edition (15 April 2001) |isbn=978-0-226-05676-0 |page=216}} He later obtained a Master’s degree in Arabic Literature from ALECSO (Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization) in 2005, with a thesis titled "The Receptionist Theory and the Poetry of al-Amir Tamim bin Imam Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah." {{Cite book |last=سيف الدين |first=جعفر الصادق |title=دراسة لشعر الامير تميم من منظور نظرية التلقي |location=Cairo, Egypt}} In 2013, he completed his PhD in Arabic Literature from ALECSO, focusing his research on "The Art and Science of Dialectic in the Works of Syedna al-Mu’ayyad al-Shirazi."{{Cite book |last=سيف الدين |first=جعفر الصادق |title=ادب المناظرة والحجاج في المجالس المؤيدية |location=Cairo, Egypt}}

Lineage

Imaduddin 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. Imaduddin'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.

Career

He is a Senior Fellow at the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought{{Cite journal |title=Senior Fellows |url=https://www.aalalbayt.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/RABIIT-Brochure-English.pdf |journal=The Royal aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought |pages=16}} and is also a signatory of the Amman Message, which is a declaration calling for tolerance and unity in the Muslim world that was issued on 9 November 2004 (27th of Ramadan 1425 Hijri) by Abdullah II of Jordan.{{Cite web |url=http://ammanmessage.com/grand-list-of-endorsements-of-the-amman-message-and-its-three-points/ |title=grand list of endorsements of the amman message and its three points – AmmanMessage.com |website=ammanmessage.com |access-date=2016-11-18}}

He was appointed one of the rectors of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah ({{langx|ar| امير الجامعة }}) on 27 Rajab 1436H corresponding to 15 May 2015 by Mufaddal Saifuddin.{{Cite web |title=Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah {{!}} Official Website |url=http://jameasaifiyah.edu/ |access-date=2016-11-13 |website=jameasaifiyah.edu}}{{cite book |title=شكر نعم اصحاب البركات |last=His Holiness |first=Syedna Aali Qadr Mufaddal Saifuddin Saheb |trans-title=Shukr Ne'am Ashab al-Barakat |year=2016 |publisher=Badri Mahal |location=Mumbai |page=1269}}

Personal life

Imaduddin is married to Zaenab (née Nuruddin),{{Cite web |date=2 Feb 2016 |title=Dr SAIFUDDIN Zainab Jaferussadiq passed her viva voce on 2 February 2016 at University of Bristol, United Kingdom, Dissertation title: Identifying The Capabilities And Aspirations Of Haraazi Women in Yemen |url=https://archive.today/20200701152341/https://www.scope.edu/Home/Programmes/PostgraduateProgrammes/DoctorofEducation/Graduates/Year2017/DrSAIFUDDINZainabJaferussadiq.aspx |website= |institution=University of Bristol}} daughter of Shabbir Nuruddin.

Recognition and awards

  • {{Flagu|India}}: On 15 May 2015 at a public gathering in Surat:
  • {{Flagu|India}}: On 3 May 2016 at a public gathering in Surat, he was conferred two of the highest degrees of Aljamea tus Saifiyah:{{Cite book|title=جامعة ثمرات العلوم|last=His Holiness|first=Syedna Aali Qadr Mufaddal Saifuddin Saheb|publisher=Badri Mahal|year=1438H|location=Mumbai, India|pages=1476}}

Works

  • A literary analysis of the Qasida (Arabic: شب الغرام لهيب خد احمر) by Miya Saheb Wali bhai (Arabic: ميا صاحب ولي بهائي). This work was completed in 1418 Hijri and is titled (Arabic: شفاء الاوام في قصيدة شب الغرام ).{{Cite book|title=شفاء الاوام في قصيدة شب الغرام|last=سيف الدين|first=جعفر الصادق|publisher=الجامعة السيفية|year=1997|location=Surat, India}}
  • During the restoration of Fatimid mosques in Cairo by Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, he compiled separate works, in Arabic, on the architectural features of each of the mosques. These works studied Al-Jami' al-Anwar, Al-Jami' al-Aqmar, Al-Jami' al-Juyushi, Al-Jami' al-Lulua and Fatimid gates and fortifications of Cairo.{{Cite book|title=الجوامع الفاطيمة|last=سيف الدين|first=جعفر الصادق|publisher=الجامعة السيفية|location=Surat, India}}
  • Al Aqmar: A Living Testimony to the Fatemiyeen (2000).{{Cite book|title=Al-Aqmar: A Living Testimony to the Fatemiyeen|last=Saifuddin|first=Ja'far us Sadiq Mufaddal|year=2000|isbn=978-0-9539270-0-5}}
  • Al Juyushi: A Vision of the Fatemiyeen (2002).{{Cite book|title=Al Juyushi: A Vision of the Fatemiyeen|last=Saifuddin|first=Ja'far us Sadiq Mufaddal|publisher=Graphico Printing Ltd|year=2002|isbn=978-0953927012}}
  • Arabic: دراسة لشعر الامير تميم من منظور نظرية التلقي. Thesis title: The Receptionist Theory and the Poetry of al-Amir Tamim bin Imam Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah.
  • Arabic: ادب المناظرة والحجاج في المجالس المؤيدية. Research focus: The art and science of dialectic in the works of Syedna al-Mu’ayyad al-Shirazi.
  • Qasida in Urdu: منة كرو عناية ايك قطرة بس عسل كا in 2015.{{Cite news|url=http://www.sautuliman.com/volumes/volume-53.html|title=Volume 53 - SAUT UL IMAN - The Voice of Iman|access-date=2016-11-17}}

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