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Times Gujarati Page No. 02Karachi’s Bohras attendbroadcast of Syedna MuhammadBurhanuddin’s sermonKARACHI: Anold and frail man with asnowy white beard alldressed in white appearedprojected on aneight-foot wall to followerswho were watchingwith rapt attention as theyfervently prayed for hislong life and health. OnWednesday, the sermonof his Holiness Dr SyednaMuhammad Burhanuddin(TUS) from Ujjain, India,was broadcast in mosquesall around the world. TheDawoodi Bohras gatheredto listen to a manwho has seen a centurypass and yet possessesthe oratory skills to makehundreds of thousandsacross the globe weep.The 52nd Dai of theDawoodi Bohra communitywill turn one hundredyears on 20th RabiulAkhar as per the Bohracalendar. The centennialcelebrations of the spiritualleader of the communitymark an epoch in itshistory as SyednaBurhanuddin (TUS) hasled his community formore years than any otherDai before him. Given thelove that his followershave for him, it is an eventwhich is a unique blessingfor many to witness.“We are very happy thatin our lives we get to seeour dai celeberate his hundredthbirthday. It is ourgreat fortune that fate hasbestowed this blessingupon us,” said ZakiaBy Fatima ShabbirAbid, a devout 72-yearold Bohra woman whooffered all her prayers inthe same mosque duringRamazan and after eachnamaz she would pray forher Dai’s long life.Across the globe, allDawoodi Bohras areunited in celebrating thisauspicious occasion. Tojoin in the happiness of thecentennial birthday celebrations,ceremonies ofsamoo lagan (mass Bohriweddings) are takingplace all over the city. Onesuch ceremony took placeon March 6 in Hyderiwhere about 40 couplestied the knot.“Samoo lagan denotesunity, a wedding is an occasionwhere everyonejoins in to celebrate,” saidJuzer, one of the bridegrooms.“The differencesof wealth and rank becomeirrelevant as we celebrateat an individual,family and communitylevel.” He said “I do” lastSunday.Bohri brides usually donot limit themselves towearing the traditional redat their weddding, optinginstead for the entirespectrum. However, thistime the theme for bridalclothes at the samoo laganwas red and whitesince red is SyednaBurhanuddin’s (TUS) favouritecolour. Deckedout in a red and white rida(a traditional bohri dress),each bride attended hernikkah ceremony in a colourthat symbolised theirlove for the dai.And the colour red is notlimited to brides alone asother Bohri girls andwomen also favourshades of scarlet. “It is asource of happiness forme to wear my Dai’s favouritecolour, especiallythis close to his 100th cel-ebrations,” said RashidaMoiz, a 17-year old girlwho recently had a redrida stitched.The Burhani CentennialTrade Expo at theKarachi Expo Centrewas held from January 28to January 30 to felicitateSyedna Burhanuddin(TUS). Among the dignitarieswho attended wasPrime Minister YousufRaza Gilani who inauguratedthe exhibition. Thiswas one among theseveral exhibitionsheld across the globefor the purpose ofwishing SyednaBurhannuddin (TUS) ahappy birthday.Courtesy By: TribuneMessageI am pleased to facilitate to themanagement of Times Gujarati”” on theoccasion of it’s newly publication withEnglish Section.Times Gujarati is a harbinger of GujaratiCommunity who is well known for theirpeace loving nature all over the world.Manawer Lal VaswaniMember National Assembly&PetronMinorities Families NewspaperT U R A B