Wikipedia's first sentence called it “claimant to the title of 53rd da'i al-mutlaq of the dawoodi bohras”. Today it says “son of the 51st da'i al-mutlaq”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Syedna Abu Taher”. It now reads “Claimant to the position of 53rd Dai-al-Mutlaq (1940–2016) Abu Taher”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Claimant to the position of 53rd Dai-al-Mutlaq (1940–2016) Abu Taher Khuzaima Qutbuddin (5 June 1940 – 30 March 2016) was the son of the 51st Da'i al-Mutlaq , half brother of the 52nd Da'i and a Mazoon of the Dawoodi Bohras , a subgroup within the Mustaali , Ismaili Shia branch of Islam. Qutbuddin was appointed as Mazoon by the Da'i al-Mutlaq , Muhammad Burhanuddin in 1965. Qutbuddin, a half-brother of Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin and a rival claimant to the title of Dai-al-Mutlaq, claimed that his half-brother appointed him heir in 1965 while conferring on him the title of "mazoon". Contrary to the claim, Mufaddal Saifuddin son of late Burhanuddin claimed that his father had declared "nass" (succession) on him in London on 4 June 2011, and many times before. On 23 April 2024, the Bombay high court dismissed the suit challenging Mufaddal Saifuddin's position as the 53rd Dai-al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra Community. The court dismissed the claim by Taher Fakhruddin (son of Khuzaima Qutbuddin) and upheld Mufaddal as Dai-ul-Mutlaq. "Dawoodi Bohra Succession Case, story so far: Fakhruddin claims historic precedents of private conferment of succession rights exist" . Trouble brews as half-brother stakes claim | The Indian Express" . The Indian Express . 20 January 2014 . "Son's loyalists knock doors at night for support" . 25 January 2014 . "Succession war breaks out in Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin's family" . 21 January 2014 .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Khuzaima Qutbuddin (born 5 June 1940) is a claimant to the title of 53rd Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohras , a subgroup within the Mustaali , Ismaili Shia branch of Islam. Qutbuddin was appointed "Da'i Madhun" (mazoon mola) by the Syedna Muhammad Burhanuddin in 1965. Qutbuddin, a half-brother of Mohammed Burhanuddin and a rival claimant to the title of Dai-al-Mutlaq, claims that his half-brother appointed him heir around 49 years ago while conferring on him the title of "mazoon". Contrary to the claim, Mufaddal Saifuddin son of Late Syedna Burhanuddin claimed that his father had declared "nass" (succession) on him in London on 4 June 2011, and many times before. Burhanuddin did not publicly declare any successor as late as 2011 and there were fights between rival factions among Burhanuddin's several brothers and sons to succeed him as head of the vast empire he controls. "Son's loyalists knock doors at night for support" . 25 January 2014 . "Succession war breaks out in Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin's family" . 21 January 2014 .
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Syedna Abu Taher Khuzaima Qutbuddin (5 June 1940 – 30 March 2016) was a claimant to the title of 53rd Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohras , a subgroup within the Mustaali , Ismaili Shia branch of Islam.Qutbuddin was appointed as Mazoon by the Da'i al-Mutlaq , Syedna Muhammad Burhanuddin in 1965.Syedna Qutbuddin, a half-brother of Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin and a rival claimant to the title of Dai-al-Mutlaq, claimed that his half-brother appointed him heir in 1965 while conferring on him the title of "mazoon". Contrary to the claim, Mufaddal Saifuddin son of Late Syedna Burhanuddin claimed that his father had declared "nass" (succession) on him in London on 4 June 2011, and many times before. "Dawoodi Bohra Succession Case, story so far: Fakhruddin claims historic precedents of private conferment of succession rights exist" .India, Press Trust of (8 March 2017).Trouble brews as half-brother stakes claim | The Indian Express" . "Son's loyalists knock doors at night for support" . 25 January 2014 . "Succession war breaks out in Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin's family" . 21 January 2014 .
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Abu Taher Khuzaima Qutbuddin (5 June 1940 – 30 March 2016) was the son of the 51st Da'i al-Mutlaq , half brother of the 52nd Da'i and a Mazoon of the Dawoodi Bohras , a subgroup within the Mustaali , Ismaili Shia branch of Islam. Qutbuddin was appointed as Mazoon by the Da'i al-Mutlaq , Syedna Muhammad Burhanuddin in 1965. Qutbuddin, a half-brother of Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin and a rival claimant to the title of Dai-al-Mutlaq, claimed that his half-brother appointed him heir in 1965 while conferring on him the title of "mazoon". Contrary to the claim, Mufaddal Saifuddin son of Late Syedna Burhanuddin claimed that his father had declared "nass" (succession) on him in London on 4 June 2011, and many times before. "Dawoodi Bohra Succession Case, story so far: Fakhruddin claims historic precedents of private conferment of succession rights exist" . Trouble brews as half-brother stakes claim | The Indian Express" . The Indian Express. 20 January 2014 . "Son's loyalists knock doors at night for support" . 25 January 2014 . "Succession war breaks out in Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin's family" . 21 January 2014 .
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “claimant to the title of 53rd da'i al-mutlaq of the dawoodi bohras”. Today it says “son of the 51st da'i al-mutlaq”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Syedna Abu Taher”. It now reads “Claimant to the position of 53rd Dai-al-Mutlaq (1940–2016) Abu Taher”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
claimant to the title of 53rd da'i al-mutlaq of the dawoodi bohras
Now
son of the 51st da'i al-mutlaq
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