Supreme Court to Examine the Practice of Excommunication

On 20th September, 2022, the Supreme Court decided to examine whether the excommunication of the Dawoodi Bohra community’s members can be continued.

Dawoodi Bohra Community

  • The Dawoodi Bohras are members of the Muslim community’s Shia sect.
  • These trace their heritage to the Fatimi Imams, direct descendants of the Prophet Mohammed, in Egypt.
  • The Dawoodi Bohras throughout the world are guided by their leader known as the al-dai al-mutlaq (unrestricted missionary), who first operated from Yemen and then, for the last 450 years, from India.
  • The main language of the community is Lisan al-Dawat, a dialect of Gujarati with inclusions ....
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