Mohamed Jamaaluddin
Mohamed Jamaaluddin (Al-shaykh Muhammadh Jamal al-Din) is an important 16th century scholar and immigrant to Maldives[1] who settled in Vaadu island in the Huvadu atoll of Maldives.
He is also referred to as Jamal-al-Din Huvadu[2] or as Vaadu Dhanna Kilegefaanu meaning "Scholar from Vaadu island". He is known for teaching and advancing other scholars in the region of Maldives.
Maldivian chronicler Hassan Taj Al-Din references Al-shaykh Muhammadh Jamal al-Din as an foreigner who immigrated to Maldives and lists his origin as Hadramawt.[1] He mentions that Al-shaykh Muhammadh Jamal al-Din immigrated to Maldives in the time of Sultan Muhammadh (Muhammad Thakurufaanu Al Auzam, 1573–1585).[1]
Al-shaykh Muhammadh Jamal al-Din's most famous students include: [3]
- Huvadhoo Aboobakuru Fan’diyaaru Kaleygefaanu also known as Qazi Abu Bakr al-Suvaduvi.[4]
- Addu Bodu Fan’diyaaru (Muhammad Shamsudhdheen) Thakurufaanu (Chief Justice)
- Mulaku Dhoodigamu Edhuru Kaleygefaanu
Other educators from his teaching legacy: [5]
- Hassan Thaajudhdheen
- Muhammad Shamsudhdheen
- Ahmed bin Muhammad
- Abdul Hakeem bin Muhammad
- Ali bin Muhammad
- Muhammad Muhibbudhdheen
- Ibrahim Siraajudhdheen
- Ibrahim Majudhudhdheen
- Ibrahim Bahaaudhdheen
- Ibrahim Thakurufaanu (Aisaabeege Dharu Dhonbeyya)
- Muhammad Jamaaludhdheen (Naibu Thuththu)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "The Islamic History of the Maldive Island by Hasan Taj al-Din" (PDF). Yajima, Hikoichi. The Islamic History of the Maldive Island by Hasan Taj Al-Din, 2 Vols. Arabic Text, Notes and Indices (Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, 1982, 1984). Vol. 2, Pt 3: 55.
- ^ Forbes, Andrew D.W. "The Mosque in the Maldive Islands : A Preliminary Historical Survey". The Mosque in the Maldive Islands: 68.
- ^ "Education in the Maldives: from prehistory to 1900".
- ^ Silva, Chandra Richard De (2009). "Portuguese Encounters with Sri Lanka and the Maldives". The Portuguese and Maldives: 209. ISBN 9780754601869.
- ^ "Education in the Maldives: from prehistory to 1900".