Karimul Makhdum

Sheikh Karimul Makhdum was a Syrian Arab and Sufi Muslim as well as an early missionary who traveled to Maritime Southeast Asia. Karimul Makhdum was born in Makdonia, a village near Damascus in Syria. 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 Sheikh Karimul Makhdum Mosque which is the oldest mosque in the country.

Si Sheik Karimol Makhdum ay isang Arabeng Siriyo at Muslim na Sufi na itinuturing sa tradisyon bilang isa sa mga unang nagpalaganap ng Islam sa kapuluang Pilipinas, partikular sa Sulu, Mindanao. Bahagi ng mas malawak na kasaysayan ng pagdating ng mga Arabe, Persyano, at iba pang Muslim na mangangalakal sa Maritimong Timog-silangang Asya, si Makhdum ay kinikilalang misyonero at mangangalakal na naglakbay sa rehiyon upang ipalaganap ang pananampalatayang Islam at makipag-ugnayan sa mga lokal na pamayanan.

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