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Lhaimagu Faqeeraa

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Lhaimagu Faqeeraa (Maldivian: ޅައިމަގު ފަގީރާ) (misspelled as Lhaimagu Fageera) is a mystic most famously mentioned in the folklore of Dhonhiyala aai Alifulhu (Maldivian: ދޮންހިޔަލަ އާއި އަލިފުޅު). He is supposed to have lived in Lhaimagu island, in the Maldives. According to the story, he saw a vision of a faiymini (a woman with exceptional beauty) being born in Burunee island. He then traveled to Burunee to confirm this and informed the king about the faiymini.

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 on the island during his time.

A fakir or faqir as opposed to fagir(Arabic: فقیر 'poor') is a Sufi, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic. Derived from faqr (فقر Arabic), Lit: poverty.

References

Lhaimagu Faqeeraa Wikipedia


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