Question-“Dawoodi Bohras” are-
(a)Shia Islam
(b)Sunni Islam
(c)Both
(d)None of the above
Answer-(a)
Related facts-
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 14 September 2018 attended an event of the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community and praised the community for globally spreading the message of co-existence.
- He became the first prime minister to attend the religious congregation of Dawoodi Bohra community.
- He attended Dawoodi Bohra’s Ashara Mubaraka to mark the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad.
About Dawoodi Bohras community–
- Dawoodi Bohra community is a sect within Shia Islam known for their trading and business acumen.
- It is not to be confused with the Sunni Bohras who are also a Bohra Muslim community with many similar cultural traits as Dawoodi Bohras.
- The Dawoodi Bohra community follow the seven pillars of Ismaili Islam in Fatimid Dawat –
- Walayat (guardianship of faith),
- Taharat (purity of body and thought),
- Salaat (prayer),
- Zakaat (offering a portion of one’s income to Allah),
- Sawm (fasting, particularly in the month of Ramadan),
- Hajj (once in a lifetime pilgrimage to Mecca) and
- Jihad (defending of one’s faith)
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