Lhaimagu Faqeeraa

Lhaimagu Faqeeraa (Dhivehi: ޅައިމަގު ފަގީރާ) (misspelled as Lhaimagu Fageera) is a mystic most famously mentioned in the folklore of Dhonhiyala aai Alifulhu (Dhivehi: ދޮންހިޔަލަ އާއި އަލިފުޅު).[1] 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.[2] Derived from faqr (فقر Arabic), Lit: poverty.[3]

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