Rajkot — Bohra Community in the Saurashtra Heartland

Rajkot, in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, has a significant Dawoodi Bohra community that reflects the deep roots of the Bohra tradition in its Gujarat heartland. Saurashtra — the peninsular region of Gujarat — has been home to Bohra communities for centuries, and Rajkot, as one of the major urban centers of the region, has long had an active Bohra jamaat. The Bohra community of Rajkot is part of the continuous presence of the Dawat in Gujarat, the land where the Duat Mutlaqeen established the headquarters of the Dawat in India following the migration from Yemen. For Bohras, Gujarat is sacred ground — the land where Syedna Zoeb ibn Musa (RA), the 26th Dai al-Mutlaq, brought the Dawat from Yemen and established it permanently in India, eventually making Surat the seat of the Dawat. Rajkot's community maintains a masjid, an Aamil, and the full practice of Bohra religious life — the waaz, the ashara, the milad celebrations, and the everyday observance of the Dawat's rites. For mumineen in Saurashtra, Rajkot's jamaat is an important hub connecting them to the Dawat's presence in their region.