Dawood Bin Ajabshah
Syedna Dawood Bin Maulai Ajab Shah Burhanuddin in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India was the 26th Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra branch of Musta‘lī Islam. He succeeded the 25th Dai Syedna Jalal Shamshuddin bin Hasan to the religious post.
Syedna Dawood became Da'i al-Mutlaq in 975 AH /1539 AD. His period of Da'awat was from 975-999 AH/ 1568-1591 AD.
As per Dawoodi and Alavi Bohra's Syedna Dawood bin Maulai Ajab Shah conferred Nass upon 27th Dai Syedna Dawood Bin Qutubshah, whereas Sulaymani's believe the nass was conferred upon Syedna Sulayman bin Hassan.
