Mohamed Jamaaluddin Explained
Mohamed Jamaaluddin (Al-shaykh Muhammadh Jamal al-Din) is an important 16th century scholar and immigrant to Maldives who settled in Vaadu island in the Huvadu atoll of Maldives.
He is also referred to as Jamal-al-Din Huvadu[1] 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.[2] He mentions that Al-shaykh Muhammadh Jamal al-Din immigrated to Maldives in the time of Sultan Muhammadh (Muhammad Thakurufaanu Al Auzam, 1573–1585).
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)
Notes and References
- Forbes. Andrew D.W.. The Mosque in the Maldive Islands : A Preliminary Historical Survey. The Mosque in the Maldive Islands. 68.
- The Islamic History of the Maldive Island by Hasan Taj al-Din. 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.
- Web site: Education in the Maldives: from prehistory to 1900.
- Portuguese Encounters with Sri Lanka and the Maldives. The Portuguese and Maldives. 209. 9780754601869. Silva. Chandra Richard De. 2009.
- Web site: Education in the Maldives: from prehistory to 1900.
