Members of the Dawood Bohra community ge

Members of the Dawood Bohra community gesture as they seek blessings from their unseen spiritual leader Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin on the occasion of his 99th Birthday in Mumbai on April 1, 2010. Thousands of community members from across India and the world offered their greetings to the Syedna and sought his blessings. Dawoodi Bohras have a unique blend of cultures, including Yemeni, Egyptian, African, and Indian. They originated from Fatimid Egypt and thus their cultural mores are based on the practices of the Fatimid Imams. This is further found in the myriad constructions that the Dawoodi Bohras have carried out around the world, all of which feature Fatimid influences from the masjids and buildings of Cairo. AFP PHOTO/Sajjad HUSSAIN (Photo credit should read SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images)