Tayyeb Zainuddin

{{Infobox religious biography

| name = Tayyeb Zainuddin

| honorific_prefix = {{smallcaps|Syedna}}

| honorific_suffix = 45th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra

| image = File:Mazar e Saifee Surat.jpg

| caption = Mazar-e-Saifee (Surat), the final resting place of Syedna Zainuddin.

| office1 = Da'i al-Mutlaq

| term_start1 = 1821 (1236 AH)

| term_end1 = 1836 (1252 AH)

| predecessor1 = Mohammed Ezzuddin

| successor1 = Mohammed Badruddin

| birth_date = 1782

| birth_place =

| death_date = {{Death date|1837|02|20|df=y}}

| death_place = Surat, India

| burial_date =

| resting_place = Mazar-e Saifee, Surat

| spouse =

| children =

| father = Syedi Jivanjee bin Shaikh Dawood bhai

| mother = Buji BaiSaheba binte Mulla Ahmed-ji

| signature =

| background = #ded

| religion = Shi'a Islam

| sect = Ismailism

| subsect = Dawoodi Bohra

| jurisprudence = {{hlist |Mustaali |Tayyibi}}

| title = {{hlist |Syedna |Maulana |Da'i al-Fatemi |Da'i al-Mutlaq}}

| native_name = طَيِّب زَينُ الدّين

}}

Syedna Tayyeb Zainuddin Bin Syedi Jivanjee (born: 1782 AD; died on 15 Zilqad al-Haraam 1252 AH/1836 AD, Surat, India) was the 45th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra sect. He succeeded his brother, the 44th Da'i, Syedna Mohammed Ezzuddin Bin Syedi Jivanjee, to the religious post at the age of 38 years.

: Dai period: 1236–1252 AH/1821–1836 AD

: Place of da'i office: Surat, India

: Death: 15th Zilqad al-Haraam, 1252 AH

: Mawazeen: Syedi SheikhAdam Safiyuddin, Syedi Hebatullah Jamaluddin

: Mukasir: Mohammed Badruddin

Family

His father's name was Syedi Jivanjee bin Shaikh Dawood bhai while his mother's name was Buji BaiSaheba binte Mulla Ahmed-ji. He was the elder brother of the previous Da'i (Mohammed Ezzuddin). Buji BaiSaheba's father was the grandson of Syedi Abdul Qadir Hakimuddin while her mother Aamena BaiSaheba was the great-grand-daughter of Syedi Hasanji Badshah, a descendant of Syedi Fakhruddin Shaheed.

Accession

Tayyeb Zainuddin became Da'i al-Mutlaq in 1236 AH/1821 AD.{{cite web|url=http://www.mumineen.org/archive/awliya/duat-mutlaqeen-as/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-03-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721220952/http://www.mumineen.org/archive/awliya/duat-mutlaqeen-as/ |archivedate=2011-07-21 }} His period of Dawat was 1821–1836 AD/1236-1252 AH.[https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0226056767]; Mullahs on the Mainframe: Islam and Modernity Among the Daudi Bohras; By Jonah Blank, p.50[https://www.facebook.com/pg/Ahmedabad-Duat-Mutlaqeen-RA-History-167202023299405/notes/]; Ahmedabad Duat Mutlaqeen (R.A.) History; grave photo

Death

He died aged 54. The present Da'i descends from him.

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