Ali Shams al-Din IV

Not to be confused with Ali Shams al-Din I, Ali Shams al-Din II, or Ali Shams al-Din III.
Syedna
Ali Shamsuddin
30th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra
علي شمس الدّين
The place at Hisn-e-Af'edah where Syedna Ali Shamsuddin is buried.
Da'i al-Mutlaq
In office
1633 AD (1041 AH) – 1634 AD (1042 AH)
Preceded byAbduttayyeb Zakiuddin
Succeeded byQasim Khan Zainuddin
Title
  • Syedna
  • Maulana
  • Da'i al-Mutlaq
  • Da'i al-Fatemi
Personal
Died
Yemen
Resting placeHisn-e-Af'edah, Yemen
ReligionIslam
Parents
  • Syedi Hasan bin Idrees (father)
  • Na'ama BaiSaheba (mother)
SectIsma'ili
Dawoodi Bohra
Jurisprudence

Syedna Ali Shamsuddin bin Maulaya Hasan was the 30th Dai of the Dawoodi Bohras (died 25 Rabi-ul-akhir 1042 AH or 1634 AD, Yemen). He succeeded the 29th Dai Syedna Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin to the religious post. Syedna Shamsuddin became Da'i al-Mutlaq in 1041 AH (1633 AD).[1] His period of Dawat was 1041–1042 AH (1633–1634 AD).[2][3]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2014-03-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ [1]; Mullahs on the Mainframe: Islam and Modernity Among the Daudi Bohras; By Jonah Blank, p.50
  3. ^ [2]; Ahmedabad Duat Mutlaqeen (R.A.) History; grave photo