Chennai hosts Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin for this year’s Moharram sermons; 43,000 Bohras attend; first Ashara gathering after 50 years

Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community’s 53rd leader, is in Chennai for the Ashara Mubaraka congregation, drawing 43,000 attendees globally to commemorate Imam Husain’s martyrdom. Chennai last hosted this event in 1975, and the community anticipates spiritual growth and guidance from Syedna Saifuddin’s presence.