Feer Khan Shujauddin

Syedna Moulana Feerkhan Shujauddin [1] (died 9 Zilkad 1065 AH/1657 AD), Ahmedabad, India was the 33rd Da'i al-Mutlaq (Absolute Missionary) of the Dawoodi Bohra sect of Musta‘lī Islam. He succeeded the 32nd Da'i Syedna Qutubuddin Shaheed to the religious post. He became Da'i al-Mutlaq in 1056 AH [2] (1648 AD), and his period of Dawat was from 1056-1065 AH (1648-1657 AD).

The Dawoodi Bohra Dai's are appointed one after another in the philosophy/faith of nass as done by earlier Imams. Fatimid/Bohra believe that God's representative will be always there on earth as his Imam and cannot die before appointing his true successor.

This fact got further strength in the period of Syedna Feer Khan. He was imprisoned in Aurangabad by the Mughal Prince Aurangzeb. Thereafter, he was shifted to Lahore and placed in a stable, which on the following night happened to catch fire and was totally destroyed except the dungeon, wherein Syedna was kept. He was found safe in the morning. All people held that the conflagration was due to his captivity. By an imperial order Aurangzeb was compelled to set Syedna at liberty and grant him a safe and honourable return to Ahmedabad. This also shows that he was the true representative of Imamat and God had saved him.[3][4]

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  1. List of Syednas Archived 2002-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.thelinksworld.com/Ahmedabad%5B%5D na Doat Kiram, 33rd Dai Syedna Feer khan
  4. ; History of Duat Mutlakin's of Ahmedabad
Preceded by
Qutubuddin Shaheed
33rd Dā'ī al-Mutlaq
1056–1065 AH/ 1648–1657 AD
Succeeded by
Ismail Badruddin I
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