Tayyeb Zainuddin

Syedna Tayyeb Zainuddin Bin Syedi Jivanjee (born: 1782 AD; died on 15 Zilqad al-Haraam 1252 AH/1836 AD, Surat, India) was the 45th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra sect. He succeeded his brother, the 44th Da'i, Syedna Mohammed Ezzuddin Bin Syedi Jivanjee, to the religious post at the age of 38 years.

Dai period: 1236–1252 AH/1821–1836 AD

Place of da'i office: Surat, India

Death: 15th Zilqad al-Haraam, 1252 AH

Mawazeen: Syedi SheikhAdam Safiyuddin, Syedi Hebatullah Jamaluddin

Mukasir: Mohammed Badruddin

Syedna Tayyeb Zainuddin 45th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra
طَيِّب زَينُ الدّين
Mazar-e-Saifee (Surat), the final resting place of Syedna Zainuddin.
Da'i al-Mutlaq
In office 1821 (1236 AH) – 1836 (1252 AH)
Preceded by	Mohammed Ezzuddin
Succeeded by	Mohammed Badruddin
Title	Syedna Maulana Da'i al-Fatemi Da'i al-Mutlaq
Personal life
Born	1782
Died	(1837-02-20)20 February 1837 Surat, India
Resting place	Mazar-e Saifee, Surat
Parents	Syedi Jivanjee bin Shaikh Dawood bhai (father) Buji BaiSaheba binte Mulla Ahmed-ji (mother)
Religious life
Religion	Shi'a Islam
Sect	Ismailism Dawoodi Bohra
Jurisprudence	Mustaali Tayyibi

Family

His father's name was Syedi Jivanjee bin Shaikh Dawood bhai while his mother's name was Buji BaiSaheba binte Mulla Ahmed-ji. He was the elder brother of the previous Da'i (Mohammed Ezzuddin). Buji BaiSaheba's father was the grandson of Syedi Abdul Qadir Hakimuddin while her mother Aamena BaiSaheba was the great-grand-daughter of Syedi Hasanji Badshah, a descendant of Syedi Fakhruddin Shaheed.

Accession

Tayyeb Zainuddin became Da'i al-Mutlaq in 1236 AH/1821 AD.^[1] His period of Dawat was 1821–1836 AD/1236-1252 AH.^[2][3]

Death

He died aged 54. The present Da'i descends from him.