A special assembly event was organized to celebrate the day, Maldives Embraced Islam 1443 AD in our school. This assembly item was conducted by grade 6 students. The assembly began with the recitation of the Holy Quran. There was a religious speech reminding and advising about the ways in which we can thank Almighty Allah for giving us the ultimate blessing of the religion and what we should do to be on the right path. After that, there was a special “Dua” for thanking Allah and asking Him to guide us to continue our actions according to the ways of Islam. The assembly ended with National Anthem.
The Day Maldives Embraced Islam is a public holiday in the Maldives. The date of this holiday is set under the Islamic calendar and falls on the first day of the month of Rabi al-Thani, the fourth month of the Hijri (Islamic) calendar.
The Day Maldives Embraced Islam is a public holiday in the Maldives. The date of this holiday is set under the Islamic calendar and falls on the first day of the month of Rabi al-Thani, the fourth month of the Hijri (Islamic) calendar.
Before the conversion to Islam, the country had been following the Buddhist religion since the 4th century BC. According to tradition, the Maldives converted to Islam in the year 1153 AD by the legendary Muslim scholar from Maghrib (Morocco), Abul Barakat Yoosuf Al Barbary. Abdul Barakat was a Hafiz, having memorized the entire Holy Quran and he set about converting the local king, Sri Tribuvana Aditiya, to Islam.
After much effort and perseverance, he managed to convert the king, who took the name, Muhammad Ibn Abdulla. Following the conversion of the king and his family, the king sent missionaries to convert the local people to the various islands in the Maldives.
After the conversion of the islands, Abdul Barakat stayed in the Maldives for the rest of his life. His tomb is called Medhu Ziyaaraiy and stands within the grounds of Hukuru Mosque in the capital Malé, the first Friday mosque to be built on the islands.
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