Editing Ismailism (section)

===Alavi Bohra===

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The ʻAlavi Bohras,<ref>{{Cite book |title=A Modern History of the Ismaʻilis |last=Daftary |first=Farhad |publisher=I. B. Tauris Publishers and Institute of Ismaili Studies |year=2011 |location=London |page=357}}</ref> popularly and incorrectly known as Alya Bohras, follow a different line of succession of Duʼaat (''missionaries'') from the 29th daʼi<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Bohras |last=Engineer |first=Asghar Ali |publisher=Vikas Publishing House Pvt Ltd |year=1980 |isbn=0-7069-0836-8 |location=New Delhi |page=122}}</ref> onwards after the split from Daʼudi Bohras in Ahmedabad in 1621 CE. They believe the rightful daʼi was a grandson of the 28th daʼi named [http://alavibohra.org/Saheb-e-Ilm-o-Adab%20Saiyedna%20Ali%20bin%20Ibraahim%20.htm ʻAli Shams al-Din b. Ibrahim] (d. 1046 AH/1637 CE).  They are named after this ʻAli, calling themselves ʻAlavis, and their mission ad-Daʼwat ul-Haadiyat ul-ʻAlaviyah.<ref>ad-Da'wat ul-Haadiyat ul-'Alaviyah is the Spiritual Seat, Divine Mission and Heavenly Call of Da'i of Alavi Bohras linked to the first Prophet of Islam, Maulaana Adam and the First Creation of Allaah, the Intellect (''<nowiki/>'aql'')</ref> Three daʼis later, in 1110 AH/1699 CE, the seat of the ʻAlavi Daʼwat was moved from [[Ahmedabad]] to [[Vadodara]] by 32nd daʼi, acting on the will of 31st daʼi (except for a brief interlude in Surat for 20 years 1158–1178 AH/1745–1764 CE).  Since then Vadodara remains the headquarters of the ʻAlavis to this day.  The ʻAlavi Bohras<ref>{{Cite book |title=A Brief Note on Other Tayyibi Communities: Sulaymanis and 'Alavis |last=Qutbuddin |first=Tahera |publisher=I.B.Tauris & Co. Ltd. |year=2011 |isbn=978-1-84511-717-7 |location=New York |page=355}}</ref> have a library of 450 Ismaʻili manuscripts, some up to 500 years old, at their centre in Vadodara.{{cn|date=May 2022}}

Currently, ʻAlavi Bohras<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Ismaʻilis: Their History and Doctrines |last=Daftary |first=Farhad |publisher=Cambridge University Press & The Institute of Ismaili Studies |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-521-61636-2 |location=New York |page=282}}</ref> are a close-knit organized community numbering approximately 8000, with the majority of them settled in Vadodara, where they have their own locality.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Muslim Communities in Gujarat |last=Misra |first=Satish C |publisher=Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt Ltd |year=1985 |location=New Delhi |page=73}}</ref> They have their own masjids and musafirkhanas in places like Mumbai, Surat, Ahmedabad, Nadiad in India.  Some have migrated to the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, UAE and Europe.  Like majority of Bohra<ref>{{Cite book |title=Mediaeval Ismaʻili History and Thought |last=Daftary |first=Farhad |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1996 |isbn=978-0-521-00310-0 |location=New York |pages=5, 98, 131–132}}</ref> communities, ʻAlavi Bohras are mostly traders and dominate the optical and furniture market in Vadodara. They are now increasingly venturing into professions such as law, medicine, engineering, business management, computer sciences.  Beings Ismaʻili-Taiyebis they follow strictly [[Fatimid Caliphate|Fatimid]] spiritual hierarchical set-up, law, dress code, customs, beliefs, eating habits, lifestyle, ethics and customary traditions, etc.{{cn|date=May 2022}}

While lesser-known and smallest in number, [[Alavi Bohra]]s have their spiritual and temporal head as the 45th [[Da'i al-Mutlaq|dāʿī al-muṭlaq]], [[Haatim Zakiyuddin]]. The doctrines of Alavi Bohras is centered on the recognition of the Imam.  It continues to be the most important foundation among Bohras.  In fact, ''dai al-mutlaq'' acts as a direct representative of the concealed Imam as he receives required guidance from him.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Shiʻa of India |last=Hollister |first=John Norman |publisher=Oriental Books Reprint Corporation |year=1979 |location=New Delhi |page=284}}</ref> During this time of the concealment of 21st Fatimid Imam [[Fatimid Caliphate|at-Taiyeb]] and his progeny, the religious hierarchy of the Alavi Bohras is headed by the Dāʻī al-Mutlaq, who is appointed by his predecessor in office and similar as of [[Dawoodi Bohra]].{{cn|date=May 2022}}