page_title: Dawoodi Bohra
section_title: Dawoodi Bohra Mosques
hierarchical_section_title: Dawoodi Bohra / Dawoodi Bohra Mosques
caption_attribution_description: English: Archbishop Rowan Williams visits Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin at the Mohammed Masjid Park Complex in London.
context_page_description: The Dawoodi Bohras are a religious denomination within the Ismā'īlī branch of Shia Islam. Their largest numbers reside in India, Pakistan, Yemen, East Africa, and the Gulf states. There are also significant numbers living in the Middle East, East Africa, Europe, North America, South East Asia and Australia. Most estimates put the worldwide population to be one million.
  Like all Muslims, they pray five times a day, fast in the month of Ramadan, perform the Haj and Umrah and give Zakat. Dawoodi Bohra communities are united by a set of centuries-old principles: an unwavering commitment to the faith; being law-abiding citizens and developing a genuine love for the country in which they live; a belief in the value of society, education, hard work and equal rights; engagement with other faiths; and a responsibility to care for the environment and all creatures that dwell within it. They seek to embrace modernity while remaining true to their traditions and core beliefs. They believe in self-reliance and are for the most part traders, businessmen and entrepreneurs.
context_section_description: The first Dawoodi Bohra masjid (mosque) in the Gulf was built in Dubai, UAE in 1983. After which another masjid was built in 2004 and later on following cities like Sharjah, Ajman and Abu Dhabi masjids were inaugurated
  The first Dawoodi Bohra masjid (mosque) in the West was built in Farmington Hills, Michigan in 1988. Immediately thereafter, the first Canadian masjid was inaugurated by Dr. Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin in Toronto. Mohammed Burhanuddin inaugurated the Houston masjid in 1996, which was reconstructed into a larger masjid that is four times the size of the original. This new masjid was inaugurated in Oct, 2015 by Mufaddal Saifuddin.
  The first Dawoodi Bohra masjid (mosque) in the Europe was built in London, England in 1996, after which masjid were built and inaugurated in following cities like Bradford, Manchester, Birmingham and Leicester
  In 1999, Mohammed Burhanuddin inaugurated Masjid-ul-Hussaini in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  In June 2001 Masjid-ul-Badri in Chicago was inaugurated. In July 2004 new mosques in New Jersey (Masjiduz-Zainy), Washington DC and Boston were inaugurated. The following year, August 2005, the Dā‘ī l-Mutlaq inaugurated another new masjid in Fremont, California (metropolitan San Francisco) and was congratulated by various officials and dignitaries from local, state and federal US governments. President George W. Bush also sent a letter from the White House. On 8 July 2007, Mohammad Burhanuddin inaugurated a new masjid in Paris, France.
  In March 2015, Mufaddal Saifuddin inaugurated masjids in Los Angeles, San Jose, Bakersfield and Orange County
  In July 2018, Mufaddal Saifuddin inaugurated a Shujai Masjid in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  V K Singh praised the role of the Dawoodi Bohra community in help with Operation Rahat carried out by the Indian Navy to evacuate civilians during the Yemeni Civil War of 2015.
caption: Burhanuddin in conversation with Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, in London (2010).
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