The
Atba-e-Malak Vakil is Muslim Shia Isma'ili
Tayyibi Dawoodi Bohra sect that firmly believes in the tradition of
nass governing the appointment of
Saheb-e-Amar (spiritual successor) continuing the succession (
silsila). As per the principle of
nass, neither Imam nor ''da'i al-mutlaq
can pass away without appointing their successor, but after untimely and sudden demise of the 46th da'i al-mutlaq
Syedna
Mohammad Badruddin, due to uncertainty and unawareness of nass'', the community divided into two. While the majority accepted
Abdul Qadir Najmuddin as 47th Da'i al-Mutlaq, a small community, concentrated in Nagpur, instead turned to Abdul Qadir Ebrahimji as his
mansus (successor) or
vakil (guarantor), becoming the Atba-e-Malak Vakil. The leader of the community is titled the
Sahab-e-Amar (the one with authority) and the current
Sahab-e-Amar is
Tayyeb bin Razzak. Like mainstream Dawoodi Bohras, their main religious scriptures are the
Qur'an and
nasihat, which are works written by Syedi Sadiqali during the period of 42nd and 44th ''da'i al-mutlaq''s, and similar to all other Tayyibi Shi'as, they have seven
pillars of Islam, namely
tahara,
namaz,
zakat,
roza,
Hajj,
jihad and
walaya, defined by
batini belief. In their beliefs, the
Saheb-e-Amar reinforces and connects with his spiritual lineage to effectively preach, uphold and spread humanitarian values and causes The transfer of the title from father to son must be followed in essence (
batin) and not necessarily in a superficial or apparent (
zahir) sense. == History ==