Did you ever wonder how the Maldives became Muslim? Located just southwest of India, which is predominantly Hindu, and Sri Lanka, which is predominantly Buddhist, it does make on wonder how this came to be. The story behind it is a legend, that includes an Arab trader from Morocco, who was visiting the Maldives in the 12th century. How The Maldives Became Muslim Buddhist since around the 3rd century BC, the last Buddhist King of the Maldives converted to Islam in the 12th century. He become a Sultan and took the name Muhammad al-Adil. All because the Maldives was an important stop for Arab traders at that time, and one…