Shahzada Taha Najmuddin | |
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طٰه نجْمُ الدِّين | |
![]() Najmuddin in 2019 | |
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Born | Taha
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Religion | Shi'a Islam |
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Sect | Ismailism Dawoodi Bohra |
Jurisprudence | |
Alma mater | Aljamea tus Saifiyah |
Other names | Najmuddin (Laqab) |
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Taha Najmuddin (Arabic: طٰه نجْمُ الدِّين) is the second son of Mufaddal Saifuddin,[1][2] the 53rd Da'i al-Mutlaq[3] of the Dawoodi Bohras and the grandson of Mohammed Burhanuddin. He is an Arabic scholar at Al Jamea tus Saifiyah and heads a number of socio-economic institutions of the Dawoodi Bohra community.
Taha Najmuddin was born on 28 March 1975 in Mumbai, India. His primary education took place in Saifee Mahal, Mumbai under personal tutelage of his grandfather, Mohammed Burhanuddin and his father, Mufaddal Saifuddin. He attended MSB Educational Institute and graduated as Al-Faqih al-Jayyid (MA) in Islamic Fatemi Literature (Arabic: الفقيه الجيد) from Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah in 1996.[citation needed] He completed the memorization of the Quran in 1999[4] and is also a professor at Al Jamea tus Saifiyah.[5]
Taha Najmuddin regularly accompanies Mufaddal Saifuddin on his travels and oversees various socio-economic initiatives of the Dawoodi Bohra community.[citation needed] He administers the following departments:
Najmuddin is also a signatory of the Amman Message along with his brother Ja'far us Sadiq Imaduddin.[15]