Dawoodi Bohra Forum

Friends, I have recieved this e-mail yesterday from a mumin of Rajkot. Posting here for your knowlege:- The recent plight of Vohras is rather saddening. In Saurashtra area of Gujarat, predominantely speaking Rajkot Area, the following should be of interest to all our readers. As you are all aware, t...

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Since the beginning of Islam, Ismaili sect and Bohra sub-sect numerous spits have taken placed and almost all splits have taken placed on the issue of “Succession”. The first major division between Sunnis and Shi’ites took placed in Islam on the question of succession to the Holy Prophet Mohammad (p...

Is it because, as brother ghulam muhammed says “This Forum Is Creating Panic In Kothari Circles” and “Qutbi Bohras”?

One person by name Shaikh Yusuf Jamali in his late 50 came to me day before to my house at Mulund. He said he had come from Surat on a “personal visit” and he said he is a well-wisher of the reformists. He claimed that he has close contact with Vazrat and can talk to Mansoos Mola to fix a meeting wi...

How To Tame The "Monster" Kothar? Khalil Jibran had answered this question when he said, “If you want to dethrone a tyrant ruler just unseat him from his subjects’ hearts, he would be dethrone on his own.” Kothar is like a roof supported by zadas and Amils. Knock down the pillars and the r...

Surat Jamat is sending massagers to Zehra Ben with offer to buy the basement. They are ready to pay 50 lakhs but Zehra Ben has refused their offer and she is busy in arranging the next event in her basement. She is also working for a graveyard in Surat for those who believe in burial and are refused...

I was in Surat for Zehra ben’s function. Zehra ben’s house is in Saifee Mohalla adjoining Burhani Hall and Saifee Masjid in the mist of fanatic Bohras where she daringly stays alone. And now when Saifee Manzil for Khothari Shahzadas was under construction she bought the basement from builder much to...

Zehra Cyclewala Thunderstorms the Dais' Devrhi in Surat In Surat’s Zanpa bazaar there is building 3/913 named as “Saifee Manzil” adjoining old Devrhi where Burhanuddin Sabeb was born, which is opposite to Qubba mubarak and grand masjid and Jamia Saifia on the other side. Syedna Saheb’s brother, Ali...

Dear progticide, I had missed one point regarding your question on “Imamat”. You had no problem when I said Prophethood ended and you had no problem when I said “Caliphate” ended but you were perturbed and got offended when I said Imamat ended, though a significant majority of Muslims do not believe...

Dear progticide 1. Even if world population is 710 Crores does it change that Dawoodi Bohras are in most insignificant minority? 2. Historically it is a fact that when Parsis landed on the shore of Gujarat the ruler of Gujarat send his men with a jar full of milk thereby conveying that there no plac...

Hazrat Ali ibne Abi Talib’s governor (Amil), Harish-ibne-Sohail was once riding the bazaar of Koofa when he saw Hazrat Ali also riding through. As mark of respect for his caliph and ruler he got down from his horse and started walking on foot with Hazrat Ali. (We Bohras also behave in the same manne...

Please allow me to quote a few lines from a long poem of mine :- Unginat sayyaro, sitaro ka ek samunder, Uss samunder mey ek qatra Zamin meri, Es ek qatra Zamin mey phir jano-bejan hastiyo ka ek samunder, Uss Samunder mey ek qatra wajood mera, Wajood mera jo kulbulate khulliyo k eek samunder pe mush...

Bhendi Bazaar redevelopment still has bumps Times of India Mar 15, 2013 ByRajshri MehtaRajshri Mehta .MUMBAI: The state-level environment impact assessment authority (SEIAA) may have given the green nod but that is unlikely to signal smooth sailing for the Bhendi Bazaar redevelopment project. Abdea...

Bhendi Bazaar redevelopment project given green clearance Times of India Mumbai Mirror Yogesh Sadhwani Thursday, March 14, 2013 The State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority has given the nod for the Bhendi Bazaar cluster redevelopment project after the Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust agreed ...

I have recieved two SMS:- 1. Salaam, Je mnmineen ne moula ni hazrat ma pahunchi ne sona ni geni arz karva hoi ye potanu naam ane e-jamaat no. Amilsaheb ne sms kare. Please write weight of geni - 27 Feb 2013 2. Kaale Mazaar ni Daris ma sagla mumenin, muminaat Aqa Moula (TUS) na NAJWA ane Aaliqadar Mo...

To push cluster projects, state govt may relax consent norms One of the main hurdles in the scheme is getting all stakeholders on board. SENIOR GOVT OFFICIAL 26 Feb 2013 Hindustan Times (Mumbai)Ketaki Ghoge ketaki.ghoge@hindustantimes.com MUMBAI: In a move that could give a push to the cluster rede...

The Dawoodi Bohra Community was an off-shoot of Ismailism whose doctrines are based on basic principles of Islam. It was further strengthened by sacrifices of various Fatemi Imams and Dais of noble credentials. So the ship of Dawat has survived so far through its though years of Tsunami. But now sin...

Cost and Benefits Not everyone is excited about the project. “This is a scary vision for the future,” says urban planner and conservationist Rahul Srivastava. “The idea that going vertical will solve the density problem is not correct. Highrises are expensive. The higher the building, the fewer the ...

'Slash for-sale flats in Bhendi Bazaar revamp' TIMES OF INDIAN Clara Lewis, TNN | Feb 17, 2013, 02.13 MUMBAI: The Rs 1,500 crore cluster redevelopment plan drawn up for Bhendi Bazaar by the Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust (SBUT) may result in even greater congestion in the over-14-acre south Mumbai...

Bhendi Bazaar makeover update Twenty22 India – 27, January 2013 After several delays and stiff opposition from residents, the ambitious 16.5-acre Bhendi Bazaar cluster redevelopment scheme seems to be back on track, with developers Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust (SBUT) set to start work on three o...

For whom the wrecking ball tolls Three buildings may not reap the benefits of the redevelopment plan TIME OUT - By Karanjeet Kaur on 1st February 2013 Every floor of the Burhani Heights apartment building, which overlooks the Mohammed Shaukat Ali Road, has a different appearance. Part of the fifth ...

Is the Bhendi Bazaar redevelopment project a good model for other clusters in the city TIME OUT Mumbai Magazine By Nergish Sunavala on February 01 2013 A little after 2pm on a Sunday, two weeks ago, residents and shopkeepers from Bohri Mohalla in Bhendi Bazaar trickled into Supariwala Hall on Dunca...

There is news circulating in Mumbai that yesterday (31st January 2013) there was a violent attack by pro-Mufaddal mussel men on the few members now residing in Saifee Mahal. My contacts are in Khandala with Syedna Saheb. They confirmed over the phone that yes there some thing happened at Saifee Maha...

Bhendi Bazaar will not become gated community, trust us, says SBUT INDIAN EXPRESS dated Jan 25 2013 Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust (SBUT) allayed fears of a section of Muslims Thursday that Bhendi Bazaar could become a gated community after redevelopment. It said the project was to benefit all com...

One more E-mail received from Kolkatta being sent to all male members of the community in Kolkatta:- Mumineen are STRICTLY instructed not to forward news related to Huzurala TUS or Syedi Aalaqadr Maula TUS. This spreads false rumours and is against raza and khushi of bewe Maula TUS. STRICT ACTION wi...

Some one has forwarded the below “E-mail” to me with remark that this has been sent to Mumineen all over:- Aqa Maula TUS with karam n ehsaan Mumbai tashreef rakhe chhe. Munineen par laazim chhe kea a nemat par shukr karta hua em khyaal rakhe ke Saifee Mahal AqaMaula nu residence chhe te waste NO ONE...

1. Mazoon Khuzema at Toronto and his son, Taher Bhaisaheb at Ujjain have said openly during Moharram Vaiz that the “Nass” has been already declared on Mazoon Khuzema. 2. Ailing Sayedna Saheb is admitted in Saifee Hospital Mumbai. A large numbers of media persons were seen at midnight at the hospital...

Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer Invited by Maulana Mahmood Madani, President Hamiat-ul-Ulma-e-Hind on the occasion of release of postal stamp in Shaykh al-Hind Mahmood al-Hasan’s memory by President of India Shri Pranab Mukckerjee More than 5000 Ulama from all Over India were among the audience. It was a g...