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

^ ^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".

[:0-1] "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.

[2] Forbes, Andrew D.W. "The Mosque in the Maldive Islands : A Preliminary Historical Survey". The Mosque in the Maldive Islands: 68.

[3] "Education in the Maldives: from prehistory to 1900".

[4] Silva, Chandra Richard De (2009). "Portuguese Encounters with Sri Lanka and the Maldives". The Portuguese and Maldives: 209. ISBN 9780754601869.

[5] "Education in the Maldives: from prehistory to 1900".

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