| occupation = Claimant<ref name="HT1">{{cite web|title=Dawoodi Bohra succession issue: former chief justice pledges allegiance to Syedna's uncle| date=31 January 2014 |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/dawoodi-bohra-succession-issue-former-chief-justice-pledges-allegiance-to-syedna-s-uncle/article1-1178939.aspx |author=Mugdha Variyar |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref> of 53rd [[Da'i al-Mutlaq]] of the [[Dawoodi Bohras]]

'''Syedna AaliQadr Mufaddal Saifuddin''' ({{lang-ar|سيدنا و مولانا عالي قدر مفضل سيف الدين}}; '''Abu Jafar-us-Sadiq Mufaddal Saifuddin''') is the claimant<ref name="HT1"/> of 53rd [[Da'i al-Mutlaq]] of the [[Dawoodi Bohras]]. The Dawoodi Bohras are a sub group within the [[Mustaali]], [[Ismaili]] [[Shia Islam|Shia]] branch of Islam. Mufaddal Saifuddin is also one of the four ''Omara'' (Rectors) of [[Al Jamea tus Saifiyah]]. Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin was preceded by his father, 52nd Dai [[Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin|Mohammed Burhanuddin]].

He was born on 23 Ramadan 1365 [[Hijra year|Hijra]] (20 August 1946), the night of [[Laylat al-Qadr]].<ref>Gulshan-e-Ma'alumaat Birth Date Article</ref>.

He [[Marriage in Islam|married]] Jawharat-u-sharaf Aai Saheba on 1 January 1970. They have five children, one of whom is [[Jafar us Sadiq Mufaddal Saifuddin]].{{cn|date=February 2014}}

[[Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin]] suffered a stroke in a London hospital, which led Saifuddin to proclaim himself as the successor in a [[London]] Hospital followed by a ceremony in Mumbai, while the Syedna was still recovering.<ref>http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/cover-story/A-perilous-transition/articleshow/29266169.cms</ref> However, Muffadal's claim to succession has not been accepted by [[Khuzaima Qutbuddin]], the second in command to [[Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin]], who claimed the title of the 53rd Dā'ī l-Muṭlaq of the Dawoodi Bohras.<ref>http://fatemidawat.com</ref> Khuzaima Bhaisaheb Qutbuddin claims that Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin performed [[Nass (Islam)|nass]] on him 49 years ago, a ritual during which he appointed him as his successor.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/who-is-new-syedna-trouble-brews-as-half-brother-stakes-claim/|title=Who is new Syedna? Trouble brews as half-brother stakes claim|date=6 February 2014|work=[[The Indian Express]]|accessdate=11 February 2014}}</ref> He also claims that the succession was not done in London as Mohammad Burhanuddin suffered from a full stroke at the age of 100 that made it difficult for him to write, speak, or move.<ref name="Huff Post">{{cite news | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rizwan-mawani/the-intricacies-of-succes_b_4687546.html | title=The Intricacies of Succession: Two Claimants Emerge for Dawoodi Bohra Leadership | work=Huffington Post | date=30 January 2014 | accessdate=11 February 2014 | author=Rizwan Mawani}}</ref> While in the state of stroke, his aspiring son Muffadal declared himself as successor.<ref name="HT1"/> The former [[Chief Justice of India]], [[AM Ahmadi]], upheld the validity of Khuzaima Qutbuddin as the rightful successor as he was the second in command to the Daee before Burhanuddin died.<ref name="HT1"/>