Jafar us Sadiq Imaduddin

Shahzada • Syedi
Ja'far us Sadiq Imaduddin
Shahzada • Syedi Ja'far us Sadiq Imaduddin
جـعفـرُ ٱلصَّـادِق عِمـادُ ٱلدِّيـن
	Imaduddin at an event at Al Jamea tus Saifiyah, Karachi, Pakistan.
Ameer al-Jamea
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2015
Preceded by	Mufaddal Saifuddin
Personal life
Born	Ja'far us Sadiq; 21 September 1973 (age 53); (24 Sha'ban 1393 ھ);
Spouse	Zaenab (nee Shabbir Nuruddin) (m. 1996)
Children	2
Parents	Mufaddal Saifuddin (father); Jawharatusharaf Najmuddin (mother);
Notable works	Al Aqmar: A Living Testimony to the Fatemiyeen (2000); Al Juyushi: A Vision of the Fatemiyeen (2002); أدب المناظرة والحجاج في المجالس المؤيدية (2013);
Education	University of Cairo; Aljamea tus Saifiyah;
Known for	Research on Fatimid architecture; Religious discourses;
Other name	Imaduddin (Laqab)
Occupation	Scholar, author
Relatives	Taha Najmuddin (brother); Husain Burhanuddin (brother); Mohammed Burhanuddin (grand father); Qaidjoher Ezzuddin (uncle);
Religious life
Religion	Shi'a Islam
Sect	Ismailism; Dawoodi Bohra
Jurisprudence	Musta‘lī; Tayyibi;

Shahzada Syedi Ja'far us Sadiq Imaduddin (Arabic: 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. 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." 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."

Lineage

Imaduddin is a direct descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, who was himself a descendant of Abraham, through an unbroken chain of noble and august ancestry. His heritage to Muhammed 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, 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 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.

He was appointed one of the rectors of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah (Arabic: امير الجامعة) on 27 Rajab 1436H corresponding to 15 May 2015 by Mufaddal Saifuddin.

Personal life

Imaduddin is married to Zaenab (née Nuruddin), daughter of Shabbir Nuruddin. On March 1st 2026, he became a father to twins, a daughter, Fatema, and a son, Hussein.

Recognition and awards

India: On 15 May 2015 at a public gathering in Surat:

India: On 3 May 2016 at a public gathering in Surat, he was conferred two of the highest degrees of Aljamea tus Saifiyah:

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 ).
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.
Al Aqmar: A Living Testimony to the Fatemiyeen (2000).
Al Juyushi: A Vision of the Fatemiyeen (2002).
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.

References

↑ The term "Syedi" (or "Sayyid" or "Syed") generally refers to a person who is a descendant of Muhammad.
↑ Blank, Jonah (2001). Mullahs on the Mainframe : Islam and Modernity Among the Daudi Bohras. University Of Chicago Press; 1 edition (15 April 2001). p. 216. ISBN 978-0-226-05676-0.
1 2 سيف الدين, جعفر الصادق. دراسة لشعر الامير تميم من منظور نظرية التلقي. Cairo, Egypt.
1 2 سيف الدين, جعفر الصادق. ادب المناظرة والحجاج في المجالس المؤيدية. Cairo, Egypt.
↑ Barakat Bayaan Fadleel Kabir. Mumbai: Alvazaratus Saifiyah, Badri Mahal. 2011. p. 14.
↑ "Senior Fellows" (PDF). The Royal Aal Al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought: 16.
↑ "grand list of endorsements of the amman message and its three points – AmmanMessage.com". ammanmessage.com. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
↑ "Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah | Official Website". jameasaifiyah.edu. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
1 2 His Holiness, Syedna Aali Qadr Mufaddal Saifuddin Saheb (2016). شكر نعم اصحاب البركات [Shukr Ne'am Ashab al-Barakat]. Mumbai: Badri Mahal. p. 1269.
↑ "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". University of Bristol. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ His Holiness, Syedna Aali Qadr Mufaddal Saifuddin Saheb (1438H). جامعة ثمرات العلوم. Mumbai, India: Badri Mahal. p. 1476. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
↑ سيف الدين, جعفر الصادق (1997). شفاء الاوام في قصيدة شب الغرام. Surat, India: الجامعة السيفية.
↑ سيف الدين, جعفر الصادق. الجوامع الفاطيمة. Surat, India: الجامعة السيفية.
↑ Saifuddin, Ja'far us Sadiq Mufaddal (2000). Al-Aqmar: A Living Testimony to the Fatemiyeen. Graphico. ISBN 978-0-9539270-0-5.
↑ Saifuddin, Ja'far us Sadiq Mufaddal (2002). Al Juyushi: A Vision of the Fatemiyeen. Graphico Printing Ltd. ISBN 978-0953927012.
↑ "Volume 53 - SAUT UL IMAN - The Voice of Iman". Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.

[1] The term "Syedi" (or "Sayyid" or "Syed") generally refers to a person who is a descendant of Muhammad.

[2] Blank, Jonah (2001). Mullahs on the Mainframe : Islam and Modernity Among the Daudi Bohras. University Of Chicago Press; 1 edition (15 April 2001). p. 216. ISBN 978-0-226-05676-0.

[:0-3] 1 2 سيف الدين, جعفر الصادق. دراسة لشعر الامير تميم من منظور نظرية التلقي. Cairo, Egypt.

[:1-4] 1 2 سيف الدين, جعفر الصادق. ادب المناظرة والحجاج في المجالس المؤيدية. Cairo, Egypt.

[5] Barakat Bayaan Fadleel Kabir. Mumbai: Alvazaratus Saifiyah, Badri Mahal. 2011. p. 14.

[6] "Senior Fellows" (PDF). The Royal Aal Al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought: 16.

[7] "grand list of endorsements of the amman message and its three points – AmmanMessage.com". ammanmessage.com. Retrieved 18 November 2016.

[:2-8] "Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah | Official Website". jameasaifiyah.edu. Retrieved 13 November 2016.

[:4-9] 1 2 His Holiness, Syedna Aali Qadr Mufaddal Saifuddin Saheb (2016). شكر نعم اصحاب البركات [Shukr Ne'am Ashab al-Barakat]. Mumbai: Badri Mahal. p. 1269.

[10] "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". University of Bristol. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[11] His Holiness, Syedna Aali Qadr Mufaddal Saifuddin Saheb (1438H). جامعة ثمرات العلوم. Mumbai, India: Badri Mahal. p. 1476. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)

[12] سيف الدين, جعفر الصادق (1997). شفاء الاوام في قصيدة شب الغرام. Surat, India: الجامعة السيفية.

[13] سيف الدين, جعفر الصادق. الجوامع الفاطيمة. Surat, India: الجامعة السيفية.

[14] Saifuddin, Ja'far us Sadiq Mufaddal (2000). Al-Aqmar: A Living Testimony to the Fatemiyeen. Graphico. ISBN 978-0-9539270-0-5.

[15] Saifuddin, Ja'far us Sadiq Mufaddal (2002). Al Juyushi: A Vision of the Fatemiyeen. Graphico Printing Ltd. ISBN 978-0953927012.

[16] "Volume 53 - SAUT UL IMAN - The Voice of Iman". Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.

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