Yusuf Najmuddin

Dr Yusuf Najmuddin (Born 1340H. Died 22 Shaban ul Karim 1407 H. Marj, Qahera (Cairo)). He was the author of a philosophical discourse . He was the brother of Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin Saheb and the rector of Al Jamea tus Saifiyah in Surat, India and Karachi, Pakistan.
Ameerul Jamea, as Syedi Najmuddin was popularly known by the world wide Dawoodi Bohra Muslim Community, was a many faceted diamond whose glitter shone faultlessly and continuously illuminating every conceivable aspect, life and activity of Dawat-E-Hadiyah and its million followers. During his life he became a beacon light and will remain so; for all those who tread the path of learning and knowledge.
Syedi Najmuddin was a teacher par excellence. From the plenteous storehouse of his mind and memory he drew the material to illumine ignorance and reawaken faith. In his class, the pupil's mind would thrill and vibrate. He soon knew and felt that he was in the presence of a guru who was a master at enunciating the eternal truths with a fullness of meaning which people today no longer know how to discern and the existence of which they are indeed very ready to deny.
Syedi Najmuddin was a distinguished and versatile orator and writer, known for his challenging wit, his directness of utterance and his impatience with academic cant and all forms of intellectual dishonesty. Often he would remind that the greatest wealth is the wealth of wisdom and the greatest poverty is the poverty of stupidity and ignorance.
Syedi Najmuddin's greatest achievement was to establish the religious identity of the Dawoodi Bohra brotherhood. He gave them a pride in those very differences in outlook, language, culture, religion and dress which marked the followers from other Muslim brethen. He strengthened this awareness to the point, that neither hardships nor the insidious efforts of the spread of anglicized culture through the mass media could swamp this community awareness. He ensured the durability of community strength and identity in the most unpromising conditions.

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