The Day Maldives Embraced Islam
The Day Maldives Embraced Islam is a religious unification holiday that takes place on the first day of Rabi al-Thani (4th month) in the Islamic calendar. Lectures, speeches, and religious rites about the history of Islamic conversion are among the festivities.
Though the Day Maldives Embraced Islam is commonly assumed that his conversion was motivated by a desire to establish commercial links with Arabian countries, there are numerous other intriguing versions of the narrative. According to folklore, every month a sea-demon named Rannamaari rose from the sea, threatening to destroy the hamlet unless a virgin girl was sacrificed. As a result, young girls in the village were often sacrificed. But one day, Yousef Shamsuddin-al Tabrizi, an Islamic pilgrim, dressed himself as a girl and waited for the demon. While he waited, he recited words from the Quran, which caused the demon to flee.
National festivals in the Maldives, like those in the majority of colonized countries, are a reflection of the country's battle for independence. For decades, the Sultanate, Portugal, the Dutch, and the British ruled the Maldives. And it is for this reason that the struggle for freedom, independence, and subsequent big advancements are key causes to rejoice for them.
Date: 1st day of 4th month of the Islamic
