101 Years: Dawoodi Bohras celebrate their leader’s birthday
His birthday is celebrated on 20th Rabi ul Akhir.
KARACHI:
The Dawoodi Bohra community is celebrating the 101st birthday of their 52nd leader, His Holiness Dr Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin (TUS). His birthday is celebrated on 20th Rabi ul Akhir (as per the Dawoodi Bohra calendar).
Traditionally, celebrations begin from Eid Milad-un-Nabi (pbuh) and culminate on Syedna Burhanuddin’s birthday. For the past few weeks, different community centres in the city have organised programmes to celebrate the occasion, such as naat programmes by children, fireworks, medical camps, seminars on health among others. A cake was also cut at the Adam Masjid Jamaat Khana and was distributed among all the other community centres. As part of the celebrations, there will be a Rasm-e-Saify (mass wedding) on Sunday. Around 46 couples will be married at Taheri Masjid.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 10th, 2012.
The Dawoodi Bohra community is celebrating the 101st birthday of their 52nd leader, His Holiness Dr Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin (TUS). His birthday is celebrated on 20th Rabi ul Akhir (as per the Dawoodi Bohra calendar).
Traditionally, celebrations begin from Eid Milad-un-Nabi (pbuh) and culminate on Syedna Burhanuddin’s birthday. For the past few weeks, different community centres in the city have organised programmes to celebrate the occasion, such as naat programmes by children, fireworks, medical camps, seminars on health among others. A cake was also cut at the Adam Masjid Jamaat Khana and was distributed among all the other community centres. As part of the celebrations, there will be a Rasm-e-Saify (mass wedding) on Sunday. Around 46 couples will be married at Taheri Masjid.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 10th, 2012.