States People Centers Other The Atba-e-Malak community are a branch of Musta'li Isma'ili Shi'a Islam that broke off from the mainstream Dawoodi Bohra after the death of the 46th Da'i al-Mutlaq, under the leadership of Maulana Abdul Hussain Jivaji in 1890.
They have further split into two more branches: Atba-e-Malak Badar, whose current leader is Maulana Muhammad Amiruddin Malak.
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).
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-mutlaqs, 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.