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
  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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