“Nau’so warass lagan chale’, ehni zikr Quran ma’
hoveej joiye'”Dr. Seyedna Mohammed Burhanuddin Saheb TUS.
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“Jaha’ lagan d’am ma’ d’am rehay, ek ragh halti rehay,
waha’ lagan Imam uz Zaman ni Khidmat karjo”

Dr. Seyedna Tahir Saifuddin Sahib RA; of revered
memory.
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Nine Centuries of Successive Benevolence,

N ine novel centuries secluded an Imam
 by his vicegerent,
 recent times depict their rule
 as almost a novel reminiscence,
I ntensive intelligible leadership,
 benevolent & munificent,
 the Dai ul Mutlaq of each era
 is etched in resonating reverence,
N umerous nights of solitude
 and seeking solace,
 bereft of the Imam and his empire,
 and Islam’s highest office,
E ngaging every enemy standing guard
 at Islam’s palace,
 a Dai ul Mutlaq ventured to salvage,
 and patiently suffice.

C entury after century would reveal
 the most resounding battle,
 the sentiments of Islam
 and its revelations kept closely secure,
E ntailing, emancipating, endowing
 and educating the faithful,
 the Dai ul Mutlaq dedicated
 their life towards the soul’s cure,
N one necessitated a dedication
 seen in the likes of them,
 eschewing worldly ambition
 bringing fertility to Allah’s final deen,
T antamount to the call to faith
 from the Imam’s veritable realm,
 the Dai ul Mutlaq stood guard
 on duty as none could ever have been,
U nseen and yet endowing endlessly,
 the Imam’s hand lay on their shoulder,
 the Dai ul Mutlaq pledged to maintain
 this office come whatever….
R epeatedly persecuted by
 unscrupulous kings of their era,
 they saught patience in remembering
 the house of sorrows of Ma Fatema,
I ndicted dissidents demanded
 deplorable warrants of arrest,
 they ventured to erase Hussains name
 from the faithful’s chest,
E ndowed by a nine hundred year old office
 of sentiment and wisdom,
 the Dai ul Mutlaq faught
 for righteousness and its freedom,
S priritually and secularly
 their work is benevolent and undying,
 choosing capable successors
 the office never ceased functioning.

O fficiating their duties,
 authority and jurisdiction,
 a community of believers
 turned towards a Dawoodi Bohra tradition,
F orming a community of
 steadfast faith and belief,
 gathering believers to mourn
 thy matchless martyrdom in grief,

S warms of busy bees converged
 to soothing sermons,
 a clear path to eternal freedom
 sprung from Ilmi fountains,
U nilaterally declaring this community
 one which doubts not,
 a cradle of human beings, rare gems,
 secured from Satan’s plot,
C onstantly craving the preambles
 of the secrets of creation,
 ameliorated and endowed by
 the Dai’s “laagni” and benediction,
C reating credible and creditable
 enterprises and companies,
 the community engaged themselves
 in business and its philosophies,
E mbattled by the ways of the world
 and who held the stakes,
 bohras venturing overseas
 came to be known as enterprising sheikhs,
S ervice to the community and mankind
 revealed their philanthropy,
 astute businessmen generous and kind
 to people and community,
S o strengthening sufficiently
 a vohra identity of entrepreneurs,
 pridefilled they chose to be their beloved Aqa
 Maula’s believers,
I ntuitively incumbent
 lay memories of the Creator,
 mumineen were re addressed to their identity,
 value and culture,
V eritably vohras were given verity
 addressed as mumineen ni jamaat,
 the Dai ul Mutlaq revealed
 a destiny to heaven and its one true path,
E nlightened yet enchained in sin,
 they sought the mercy of the Almighty,
 the Dai ul Mutlaq teached each believer
 who to remember in solemnity.

B uilding bonds of goodwill
 with rulers and emperors,
 the sole aim of the Dai
 was temporal peace for his believers,
E nraged enemies foraged
 for new ways to trample the mission,
 the Dai ul Mutlaq and his ruling rights
 they wantonly question,
N ine centuries of gathering wisdom
 about the people of this world,
 the Dai ul Mutlaq’s immaculate knowledge
 and learning was unfurled,
E recting Mausoleums and Mosques
 with true Fatimid architecture,
 the Dai ul Mutlaq ventured to
 lay a strong foundation in each believer,
V alidating with value to velvet
 the fabric of this close knit community,
 the Dai ul Mutlaq’s task is tiring
 and can never be proclaimed easy,
O rdained aamils with oratory wisdom
 to spread and inculcate Islam,
 the Dai ul Mutlaq commends
 their mundane and temporal charisma,
L aying layer upon layer of noorani garb,
 sheltering followers from harm,
 never forgetting Hussain and his camp
 on the burning sands of Karbala,
E nticing eloquently utilising
 oratorical powers and insight,
 Islamic scriptures and revelations
 were mesmerisingly braught to light,
N ominating and preparing each successor
 with immaculate care and attention,
 the Dai ul Mutlaq paid heed
 to their Imam’s secretly given Ilham,
C reating such ambience and joy
 amongst their followers to jubilation,
 that they are regarded a
 Royal family protecting the faith of Islam,
E ven today Kings and Queens fondly remember,
 with a Dai ul Mutlaq their brief yet amicable
 encounter…

By Huzefa Sh Asgarally.