 Al-Jami'at al-Safiya Arabic Academy is more than an educational institute. It is the beating heart of the Dawudi-Buhra community. The bricks and stones of these magnificent buildings are bound not by mortar but by the values and ideals of the Dawudi-Buhra faith that have flourished in this ancient land of India since time immemorial. The new Mumbai campus of Jami'at is a testimony to this tradition and a tribute to our ancestral land. The origins of the Mumbai-Jami'at trace back to Gujarat where the Dawudi-Buhra faith first took root in Hindustan. After centuries in Arabia, Egypt and Yemen, the seat of the community's leadership moved to South Asia. The ancient city of Sitpur bore witness to the first Da'i in India. As the Da'is moved across western India in subsequent years, small centres of learning were founded. But it was not until 1810 when this tradition of learning was institutionalised in the form of what is today known as Al-Jami'at al-Safiya. The 43rd Da'i, Sayyidna Abdi Ali Saifuddin, established this academy in Surat, next to his own residence signifying the importance he gave to knowledge and to those who pursue it. Following the traditions of their predecessors, the 51st Da'i, His Holiness Sayyidna Tahrir Saifuddin and the 52nd Da'i, His Holiness Sayyidna Muhammad Burhanuddin, nurtured Jama'a. They renovated its buildings, added new campuses, and most importantly, championed a philosophy of learning that brought harmony between tradition and modernity. It had always been a desire of the previous Sayyidnas to establish an academy in Mumbai like the one in Surat, and so it was destined for Sayyidna Muhammad Burhanuddin to fulfil that desire. Today, his son and successor, Sayyidna Mufaddal Saifuddin, has brought his predecessors' aspirations from Mumbai as well as the Buhra community to fruition. In Mumbai, Jama'a's buildings stand tall, nestled in the hills of Andheri. This new campus is a center of learning. It is a welcoming home for its students. It is a sacred space where minds are shaped, character refined, and faith fortified. Nabi Muhammad, sallallahu alaihi wa alihi, guides us that love for one's country is integral to faith and that all of humankind is a single family. From that spirit, Jama'a produces faithful graduates dedicated to serving their communities and countries with love, conviction, and sincerity. These values and sense of service are the reason why Jama'a is the driving force behind his holiness's various initiatives for the betterment of India and all of humanity. Jama'a graduates have the honor of leading the Buhra community's participation in the government's numerous programs to help those in need, whether it is empowering society's marginalized or cleaning the nation's water bodies. The Dawudi Buhra community and Jama'a stand ready to assist the honorable prime minister in all that he has aspired for the country. Your Excellency, you have long been a friend of the Dawudi Buhra community. It was two decades ago when you visited our Surat campus where we first had the opportunity to share with you our traditions of learning and culture of service. We thank you for your continued trust, counsel, and respect. Syedna Muhammad Burhanuddin valued your friendship and spoke fondly of you, as do you of him. Throughout the years, you joined him in times of difficulty and celebration, consistently offering your support. This close bond continued to grow until Syedna Burhanuddin's sad passing, after which his son and successor, His Holiness Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, took on the mantle of leadership and inherited this decades-old friendship. Your Excellency, your affinity to the community and respect of our faith was made all the more apparent in your participation in remembering the sacrifice of Nabi Muhammad's beloved grandson Imam Hussein. You often speak of us and highlight our role in contributing to India's cultural diversity. Wherever you travel, you acknowledge us and honour us with your recognition. Your presence here today is yet another sign of your friendship and we are honoured to welcome you to Mumbai and to this new campus of our two centuries-old institution. As India presides over the G20 this year with its unifying mantra of one earth, one family, one future, Jamiaatu reflects upon the inherent harmony that connects us all. Its very name, Jamiaa, means to bring together. Jamiaa aims to incorporate the many into the one and the big into the small. By bringing together the essence of the Da'i, the people of the community and the spirit of the nation into one harmonious entity, Jamiaa becomes the embodiment of the unity and harmony that India stands for today.