The Syedna succession case hearing in the Bombay high court has brought to light a unique aspect of the leadership regimen of the Dawoodi Bohra community. While the community believes in 21 divinely appointed Imams, the system of appointing the Dai or Syedna was started after the 21st Imam al-Tayyib went into seclusion as a toddler due to the threat to his life.
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