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).
He harbored great interest in acquiring knowledge from an early age. He used to attend discourses conducted by 28th Dail Syedna Sheikh Adam Safiuddin. He married at the age of 17. His father's name was Malak Shah.
He was imprisoned in Aurangabad by the Mughal Subedar 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 Ahmadabad in 1647. [3][4]
It was during Syedna Feerkhan Shujauddin tenure that a dissident sect called Hujumiya was formed led by Ahmed bin Fateh Muhammad, Yusuf bin Chand-ji and Chand Miya Abu-Ji. In 1654, Murad Bakhsh was appointed governor of Gujarat. He arrested Syedna Feerkhan at the instigation of Ahmed. Syedna Feerkhan was freed shortly afterwards.
Syedna Feerkhan Shujauddin died as a result of abdominal pain.
See also
References
- List of Syednas Archived 2002-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.thelinksworld.com/Ahmedabad%5B%5D na Doat Kiram, 33rd Dai Syedna Feer khan
- ; 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 |