Lhaimagu Faqeeraa
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Lhaimagu Faqeeraa (misspelled as Lhaimagu Fageera) is a mystic most famously mentioned in the folklore of Dhonhiyala aaie Alifulhu [1]. He is supposed to have lived in Lhaimagu island, in the Maldives. According to the story, he saw a vision of a faihmini (a women with exceptional beauty) being born in Burunee island. He then traveled to Burunee to confirm this and informed the king about the faihmini.
[edit] Misunderstandings
A lot of Maldivians assume that Lhaimagu Faqeeraa was a poor person. However, according to the story, he built a dhoni in order to travel to Burunee. This suggests that he was in fact one of the richest person on the island during his time.
A fakir or faqir as opposed to fagir(Arabic: فقیر 'poor') is a Sufi, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic. [2] Derived from faqr (فقر Arabic), Lit: poverty. [3]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Shakir, Kashimaa (1975). Dhonhiyala aaie Alifulhu (First Edition ed.). Maldives: Kulunu. pp. 127–128,130.
- ^ Dictionary.com & Wiktionary.org
- ^ God Speaks, Meher Baba, Dodd Meade, 1955, 2nd Ed. p. 305
