Makhdum Karim
Makhdum Karim or Karim ul-Makhdum
was an Arab Sufi Muslim missionary
from Arabia who came from Malacca.[1]
Makhdum Karim was born in
Makdonia,[2] him and the Wali sanga
were affiliated with the Kubrawi
Hamadani missionaries in the late 14th
century. He was a Sufi who brought Islam
to the Philippines in 1380, 141 years
before Portuguese explorer Ferdinand
Magellan arrived in the country. He
established a mosque in Simunul Island,
Tawi Tawi, Philippines, known as Sheik
Karimal Makdum Mosque which is the
oldest mosque in the country.[3]
Commemoration
On arrival to the Philippines, he built a
mosque in Simunul island, Tawi-Tawi.
The construction is celebrated annually
in the southern Philippines as
anniversary of the coming of Makhdum
Karim. The celebration offers prayers
that commemorate the propagation of
Islam in the Philippines.
In 2005, Governor of Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao Zaldy Ampatuan
has appealed to the Philippine
government, Saudi Arabia and other
Muslim countries to rehabilitate the
mosque and develop it as a religious
tourist spot in southern Philippines.
References
1. SHIM QUILING, MUCHA. "Tawi-tawi
celebrates Karim'ul Makhdum Day" (http
s://www.mindanews.com/peace-process/
2016/11/tawi-tawi-celebrates-karimul-ma
khdum-day/) . MindaNews. Retrieved
7 November 2016.
2. Sunyoto, Agus (2003). Suluk Abdul Jalil :
perjalanan ruhani Syeikh Siti Jenar (http://
worldcat.org/oclc/773525395) .
Lembaga Kajian Islam dan Sosial (LKIS).
ISBN 979-9492-75-0. OCLC 773525395 (ht
tps://www.worldcat.org/oclc/77352539
5) .
3. Jacinto, Al. "Filipino Muslims Remember
Arrival Of Arab Missionary" (https://www.
arabnews.com/node/275564) . Arab
News. Retrieved 5 November 2005.
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