1 |
8th
August 1986 was declared as "His
Holiness Dr. Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin
Day" by the Mayor of Houston. |
2 |
At
the age of 5, Syedna recited the
Quran in a majlis. Subsequently
Syedna Taher Saifuddin (RA) wrote
in his Risalat Sharifa: When he
recites the Quran he glows for
the people of heaven as the stars
glow for the people of earth. |
3 |
When
Syedna Taher Saifuddin (RA) and
Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (TUS)
entered the precincts of the Kaaba,
Syedna Taher Saifuddin (RA) asked:
Where is the qibla from where
I stand? Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin
(RA) replied: You are our qibla
right before us! |
4 |
On
the completion of 1400 years from
the day of revelation of the Quran,
Syedna delivered a speech about
the Quran which was heard on All
India Radio. |
5 |
Syedna's
(TUS) family including grand and
great grand children today number
104. His eldest great grandchild
is 23 yrs of age, whilst his youngest
grandchild is 3. |
6 |
Syedna
is the first Dai al Mutlaq to
travel to North Africa and retrace
the historical sites of Aimmat
Tahereen (SA). |
7 |
Syedna
has travelled in the Concorde,
the fastest jet. |
8 |
Syedna
(TUS) cruised in the Rotterdam
to Bait uil Muqaddas and in the
QE II to Singapore. |
9 |
Syedna's
(TUS) voice at the age of ninety
plus is so clear that a computer
analysis in Germany interpreted
it to be the voice of a 40 year
old. |
10 |
Syedna
Mohammed Burhanuddin (TUS) is
the first Dai al Mutlaq to visit
Europe and America. |
11 |
Syedna
receives files and letters requesting
benediction or counsel by the
hundreds everyday. A file stays
with Syedna for no more than 24
hours before it is answered. |
12 |
It
was in 1389 Hijri that Syedna
(TUS) initiated the tradition
of ehya on the 30th of Shehre
Ramadan. |
13 |
Syedna
Mohammed Burhanuddin (TUS) built
the Raudat Tahera in Mumbai over
the qabr mubarak of his father.
The mausoleum is the only one
of its kind to have the entire
Quran inscribed on its walls. |
14 |
Syedna
Mohammed Burhanuddin (TUS) was
born on 20th Rabei ul Akhar which
corresponds to the day of zuhoor
of Imam Mehdi (SA). |
15 |
Syedna
Mohammed Burhanuddin (TUS) memorized
the Quran at the age of 21. |
16 |
Syedna
Mohammed Burhanuddin (TUS) built
the Mahad uz Zahra, the first
of its kind in the world for the
study of the Quran. |
17 |
Syedna's
audience for his community often
runs into several hours as he
personally listens to individuals,
sometimes numbering 3000. |
18 |
Syedna
(TUS) speaks several languages:
Arabic, Lisan ud Dawat, Gujarati,
Urdu, Hindi, and English. |
19 |
Syedna
(TUS) personally conducts the
annual oral examinations of the
students of Al Jamea tus Saifiyah
in Surat. |
20 |
During
his visit to North Africa, Syedna
confirmed the location of urf
ud deek, literally the crest of
the rooster from where Dajjal,
the enemy of Imam Mansur (SA),
fled. |
21 |
Syedna
(TUS) personally tutors his children
and grand-children in religious
texts for several hours at a stretch. |
22 |
"This
is not the Key of the City, it
is the key to our hearts." This
is what the Mayor of Houston said
when he presented Syedna (TUS)
with the Key of Houston. |
23 |
The
chief protocol officer in Sydney,
when he received Syedna (TUS)
said, 'I have yet to see such
a powerful and pious personality.' |
24 |
Dr.
Usman Yahya (now Mohammed Yahya)
when he prayed namaaz with Syedna
(TUS) at Fatemi masjid, Mumbai,
said afterwards, 'today I felt
like I prayed behind Rasulullah.' |
25 |
Syedna
(TUS) has performed nikaah of
mumineen in trains and even onboard
a plane. |
26 |
Syedna
(TUS) is known in Arab countries
as "Azamat us Sultan" meaning
the "great soveriegn". |
27 |
Syedna
(TUS) is known in Kenya as "The
Rain Maker." |
28 |
Syedna
(TUS) restored the masjid of Imam
Hakim (SA), Al-Jamea-ul-Anwar,
in a record time of 27 months,
a feat even the UNESCO hesitated
undertaking. |
