Raudat Tahera — Mausoleum of the 51st & 52nd Dais
رَوضَةُ الطَّاهِرَة — مَقَامُ الدَّاعِيَينِ
Raudat Tahera (the Pure Garden) is a masterwork of marble and pietra dura (colored-stone inlay) built in Surat under the personal direction of Syedna Taher Saifuddin (RA), the 51st Dai al-Mutlaq. Its walls and ceiling are lined with Quranic verses and verses from the Dai's own Arabic poetry, inlaid in colored marble by Bohra master craftsmen trained in this ancient art. Syedna Taher Saifuddin (RA) himself rests here, as does his son and successor Syedna Burhanuddin (RA), the 52nd Dai al-Mutlaq, following his wafat in 1435 AH / 2014 CE. The name echoes the Raudat al-Baqi in Medina — the garden where the Imams rest. It is among the most sacred sites in Bohra religious life, and thousands gather here every year for the urus of the 51st Dai on 14 Rajab.
Why it Matters
Raudat Tahera is the closest sacred site to most Bohra families in India — a place of ziyarat accessible within the subcontinent. Visiting and performing the urus of Syedna Taher Saifuddin (RA) is among the wajebat of the community. The building itself — its marble, its calligraphy, its architecture — is a statement in material form of what the Dawat considers beautiful, true, and enduring. Every Bohra visiting Surat performs ziyarat here as a matter of course.
Dua when visiting
اللَّهُمَّ ارحَم مَولَانَا طَاهِرَ سَيفُ الدِّينِ وَمَولَانَا مُحَمَّدَ بُرهَانَ الدِّينِ وَارزُقنَا شَفَاعَتَهُمَا يَومَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُون
Also in this region
4- Cairo — Fatimid Heritage Sites Cairo (al-Qahira) Duat Mutlaqeen القَاهِرَة
- Surat — Dargah of Syedna Taher Saifuddin (RA) Surat (Raudat Tahera, Bhendi Bazaar) Duat Mutlaqeen سُورَت
- Surat — Dargah of Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin (RA) Surat (Raudat Tahera, Bhendi Bazaar) Duat Mutlaqeen سُورَت
- Navsari — Dargahs of the Duat Mutlaqeen Navsari Duat Mutlaqeen نَوسَارِي