Biography
Burhanuddin was born in Surat, Gujarat, India. He completed recitation of the Quran in 1921. In 1929, he escaped an accident when bridge railing collapsed while on travel in Colombo, where his vehicle got hung on one wheel. At the early age of 15 he performed his first Hajj. He got the laqab of Burhanuddin at age of 15 on his occasion of misaq. He received the designation of hadiyath (Sheikh) from 51st Dai in 1931 and later designated as mazoon in 1934. He was appointed to be the future Dā‘ī at the age of 19 by his father, his predecessor Dā‘ī l-Muṭlaq, Taher Saifuddin. He became hafiz in 1935 and married Amatullah Aai two years later.
In 1961, he made a trip to Yemen to visit the earlier Dais of Yemen and consequently received the designation of "Mansurul-Yemen" In 1965, he became 52nd Dai on death of his father Taher Saifuddin. He has seven sons and three daughters and all members of his family reside at Saifee Mahal, Mumbai.
Burhanuddin's 100th birthday according to the Islamic calendar (western age of 97), was celebrated on 25 March 2011. The event was attended by large numbers of his followers at celebrations in Mumbai. Burhanuddin appointed his second son, Syedi wa maulaya Aaliqadr Mufaddal Saifuddin, as his successor in June 2011 during his London stay.
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