Sheikh Karimul Makhdum

Historical marker installed in 2023 stating that the burial site of Makhdum had been declared as a National Historial Shrine by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines

Sheikh Karimul Makhdum was an Arab Sunni Sufi Muslim as well as a known missionary from Syria who came to Malacca.[1] Karimul Makhdum was born in Makdonia, a village near Damascus in Syria.[2] Him and the Wali sanga were affiliated with the Kubrawi Hamadani missionaries in the late 14th century. [3] 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.[4]

  1. ^ SHIM QUILING, MUCHA. "Tawi-tawi celebrates Karim'ul Makhdum Day". MindaNews. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  2. ^ Sunyoto, Agus (2003). Suluk Abdul Jalil : perjalanan ruhani Syeikh Siti Jenar. Lembaga Kajian Islam dan Sosial (LKIS). ISBN 979-9492-75-0. OCLC 773525395.
  3. ^ Aljunied, S. M. K. (2019). Islam in Malaysia: An Entwined History. Kiribati: Oxford University Press.
  4. ^ Jacinto, Al. "Filipino Muslims Remember Arrival Of Arab Missionary". Arab News. Retrieved 5 November 2005.