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BARMM declares Nov. 7 as special holiday to mark Sheikh Karimul Makhdum day

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Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA — The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) government on Thursday declared Nov. 7 as <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thebangsamorogovt/posts/pfbid0W5gdfUU3s8vLW5goX8FxRkCcKas2gpaYGMWgiNqeqEbt8TTsoMEjU3rNhWnLPwpkl">special public holiday</a> in observance of 642th Sheikh Karimul Makhdum day, considered as the arrival of Islam in the Philippines.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/16/22/bangsamoro-official-optimistic-on-barmms-future">Bangsamoro official &#x27;optimistic&#x27; on BARMM&#x27;s future</a></li></ul><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="via mnib" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/tvpatrol/10/17/20211016-duterte-marawi-mosque-mnib16.jpg"/></figure></div><p>According to the Tawi-Tawi Provincial Government, the day seeks to commemorate the arrival and establishment of Islam in the country when a group of Arabian missionaries, led by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tawitawigovernment/posts/november-7-is-sheikh-karimul-makhdum-day-by-the-virtue-of-muslim-mindanao-act-no/2696225573762056/">Sheikh Karimul Makhdum</a>, docked in the island of Simunul, Tawi-Tawi, building the first-ever mosque in the country, and propagated Islam throughout the southern Philippines.</p><p>A law was passed in 2014 declaring the Sheikh Karimul Makhdum Mosque as a National Historical Landmark.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/opinions/11/16/17/opinion-commemorating-637-years-of-islam-in-the-philippines">OPINION: Commemorating 637 years of Islam in the Philippines</a></li></ul><p>The mosque, located in Tubig Indangan in Simunul, is considered as the site of one of the oldest existing Muslim houses of prayer in the Philippines.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/17/22/barmm-commits-to-pass-electoral-code-this-year-galvez">BARMM gov&#x27;t commits to pass electoral code this year: Galvez</a></li></ul><p>The Bangsamoro region is currently under a state of calamity following the devastation caused by severe tropical storm Paeng.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/02/22/4-regions-placed-under-state-of-calamity-due-to-paeng">Marcos places four regions under state of calamity due to Paeng</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2323824" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

According to the Tawi-Tawi Provincial Government, the day seeks to commemorate the arrival and establishment of Islam in the country.

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BARMM declares Nov. 7 as special holiday to mark Sheikh Karimul Makhdum day

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

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Published Nov 03, 2022 07:59 PM PHT

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