Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Mumbai on February 10, following his previous visit on January 19, for the inauguration of the Arabic Academy of the Dawoodi Bohra community in Andheri East.
A senior member of the Dawoodi Bohra community stated that Prime Minister Modi will join Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, the current leader of the worldwide Dawoodi Bohra community and the 53rd al-Dai al-Mutlaq, on stage during the inauguration ceremony, The Hindu reported.
โA large number of people from across the globe are going to attend the ceremony which will see the participation of Prime Minister Modi and His Holiness Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin. We will also offer special prayers on that day,โ he said.
As PM Modi attends the event Friday, let's take a look at his warm and cordial relationship with the Dawoodi Bohra community:
๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ถ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ต
During his Bangladesh visit in 2021, PM Modi received a warm welcome from members of the Indian diaspora and Bohra community. PM Modi greeted the members with folded hands and some members of the Dawoodi Bohra community gifted him with a shawl as well.
The members had then said that they came to see PM Modi to convey the regards and salaams of their holiness Syedna Saheb.
"We greeted the prime minister. We are very happy with the visit. He was so humble. He got off the red carpet and met the public. He met us and spoke to us in Gujarati. We would like to send our greetings to Syedna Saheb in India," said Qaiyum Deesawala, secretary of Anjuman-e-Jamaat.
๐ฃ๐ '๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ
Earlier in 2020, Shahzada Husain Burhanuddin of the Dawoodi Bohra community met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed their community's efforts in serving others.
PM Modi took to Twitter to inform about the discussion.
"Had a wonderful interaction with Shahzada Husain Burhanuddin. He talked about the commendable community service efforts of the Dawoodi Bohra community," PM Modi said, while posting a picture of the meeting with Burhanuddin and two other members of the community.
๐ฃ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐
PM Modi, during his US visit in 2019, met and interacted with members of Dawoodi Bohra community in Houston.
The members of the community had then felicitated PM Modi and reminisced about his visit to Indore the previous year to participate in one of their community's events. They emphasized the Prime Minister's relationship with Dawoodi Bohra leader, Syedna Sahib.
"The Dawoodi Bohra community felicitates PM @narendramodi in Houston. They recall PM Modiโs visit to Indore last year to attend a programme of their community as well as highlight PM Modiโs association with Syedna Sahib,โ tweeted PMO India," the PMO had tweeted back then.
๐ฃ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฎ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ด
In 2018, PM Modi attended Ashara Mubaraka, an event organized by the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community of Madhya Pradesh.
Addressing the event in Indore, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the community's devotion to the nation. He stated that the community consistently promotes peace, friendship, and integrity. The Prime Minister also reminisced about his connection with the Bohra community in Gujarat during his time as the Chief Minister of the state.
As PM Modi inaugurates the community's Arabic Academy in Mumbai Friday, he will be fortifying his relationship with the community even further. The tomorrow's event is also seen in the context of upcoming polls and Lok Sabha election in 2024. Having maintained the warm relationship with the community for decades now, PM Modi will be batting for its support in upcoming elections.
๐๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ถ ๐๐ผ๐ต๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐
The Dawoodi Bohra community is a subgroup within Shia Islam that is renowned for its business acumen. It should not be mistaken with the Sunni Bohras, who are also part of the Bohra Muslim community and share many cultural similarities with the Dawoodi Bohras. In India, there are approximately 500,000 Bohras, including those living in various locations around the world. Following the death of the former spiritual leader, Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, in January of this year, his son Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin has assumed the role.
