Mohamed Jamaaluddin

Mohamed Jamaaluddin is an important 16th century scholar who settled in Vaadu island in the Huvadu atoll of Maldives after studying abroad.

He is also referred to as Jamal-al-Din Huvadu[1] or as Vaadu Dhanna Kilegefaanu ( Scholar from Vaadu island ) within the Maldives and is known for teaching and advancing other scholars in the region.

Maldivian chronicler Hassan Taj Al-Din references Jamal-al-Din migrated from Hadramawt,Yemen to Maldives. [2]

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