Lhaimagu Faqeeraa

Lhaimagu Faqeeraa (misspelled as Lhaimagu Fageera) is a mystic most famously mentioned in the folklore of Dhonhiyala aaie Alifulhu cite book | first=Kashimaa | last=Shakir | year=1975 | title=Dhonhiyala aaie Alifulhu | pages=pp.127-128,130 | edition=First Edition | publisher=Kulunu | location=Maldives | id=] . 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.

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. [Dictionary.com & Wiktionary.org] Derived from "faqr" (فقر Arabic), Lit: poverty. ["God Speaks", Meher Baba, Dodd Meade, 1955, 2nd Ed. p. 305]

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External links

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