Lhaimagu Faqeeraa

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Lhaimagu Faqeeraa (misspelled as Lhaimagu Fageera) is a mystic most famously mentioned in the folklore of Dhonhiyala aaie Alifulhu [1]. He is supposed to have lived in Lhaimagu, Rep. of Maldives. According to the story, he saw a vision of a faihmini (a women with exceptional beauty) being born in Burunee, Rep. of Maldives. He then traveled to Burunee to confirm this and informed the king about the faihmini.

[edit] Misunderstandings

A lot of Maldivians assume that Lhaimagu Faqeeraa was a poor person. However, according to the story, he built a dhoni in order to travel to Burunee. This suggests that he was in fact one of the richest person in the island during his time.

A fakir or faqir (Arabic: فقیر 'poor') is a Sufi, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic. [2] Derived from faqr (فقر Arabic), Lit: poverty. [3]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Shakir, Kashimaa (1975). Dhonhiyala aaie Alifulhu, First Edition, Maldives: Kulunu, pp.127-128,130. 
  2. ^ Dictionary.com & Wiktionary.org
  3. ^ God Speaks, Meher Baba, Dodd Meade, 1955, 2nd Ed. p. 305

[edit] External links

http://www.qaumiyyath.gov.mv/documents.php