Qutbuddin is being cross examined in the HC in a suit filed by him claiming to be declared as the rightful 53rd Syedna.
Khuzaima Qutbuddin, uncle of the incumbent 53rd Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, on Friday informed the Bombay High Court that his entry inside Raudat Tahera, the mausoleum, has been prohibited and he was feeling very hurt about it.
Qutbuddin is being cross examined in the HC in a suit filed by him claiming to be declared as the rightful 53rd Syedna. He informed the court that Raudat Tahera is the mausoleum of his revered father, late 51st dai, Syedna Taher Saifuddin and his successor 52nd dai, Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin. "I was involved in its construction but now it has been prohibited by defendant (Mufaddal) and on his instructions."
On being asked to cite an instance when he (Qutbuddin) entry was denied, he replied, "I had sent my sons to visit the Raudat Tahera a few months ago. They were beaten and pushed away. I did not personally go because my security has advised me not do so. They told me not to take risk because the people on the other side were in that state of mind."
Counsel Iqbal Chagla appearing for Mufaddal showed several documents to Qutbuddin and sought his reply on whether those were written by the 52nd Dai and whether he recognized it. To some he accepted and to some he replied in the negative or sought to study them.
Qutbuddin had in an earlier hearing informed that the 52nd Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin appointed him as the mazoon and gave a sermon, at that time he said I was a beloved son. This carried the meaning that he was his successor. He again reiterated the same thing by saying that it is correct that my appointment as mazoon was done in a public sermon by the 52nd Dai.
In June 2011, Mufaddal Saifuddin was nominated successor, according to the press statement from the community. Qutbuddin publicly challenged the succession first time after the death of Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin on January 17.
Qutbuddin claimed that he did not challenge the false claims made by Syedna Mufaddal until now because he (Qutbuddin) had been asked to maintain his appointment in confidence by Syedna Burhanuddin and was waiting for the late leader to get well to take up the issue with him.
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