Cheraman Juma Masjid

Cheraman Juma Masjid
Cheraman Juma Masjid

The renovated Cheraman Juma Masjid

Location On the Paravur - Kodungalloor Road, NH-17, Methala, Kodungalloor Taluk
Architectural information
Style Traditional temple architecture

Cheraman Juma Masjid is a mosque in Methala, Kodungallur Taluk in the Indian state of Kerala.[1] The Cheraman Masjid is said to be the very first mosque in India, built in 629 AD by Malik lbn Dinar. But, according to Nathan Katz, the accuracy of these claims is uncertain.[2] It is believed that this mosque was first renovated and reconstructed in the 11th century AD. Many non-Muslims conduct initiation ceremonies to the world of letters of their children here.[3]

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History

File photograph of the Cheraman Juma Masjid from 1905
Part of a series on the
Chera dynasty
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Kings
 · Uthiyan Cheralathan
 · Imayavaramban Nedun-Cheralatan
 · Cheran Senguttuvan
 · Tagadur Erinda Perumcheral
 · Yanaikat-sey Mantaran Cheral
 · Kulashekhara Alwar
 · Rajashekhara Varman
 · Rama Varma Kulashekhara
Capitals
Vanchi Muthur
Karur · Muchirippattanam 
Mahodayapuram · Kulasekharapuram
After the Cheras
Kingdom of Calicut
Venad
Kolathunadu
Kingdom of Cochin
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Kerala Vyasan Kunhikuttan Thampuran is of the opinion that an old Buddha temple was gifted to the Muslims to establish a mosque.[4] Since ancient times, trade relations between Arabia and the Indian subcontinent were active. Even before Islam had been established in Arabia, Arab traders visited the Malabar region, which was a major link between the ports of South and Southeast Asia. With the advent of Islam, the Arab merchants became carriers of the new religion and they propagated it wherever they went.[5] Numerous Indians living in the coastal areas of Kerala accepted the principles of the new religion and converted to Islam. King Rama Varma Kulashekhara is alleged to be the first convert to Islam in India[6] based on a popular Muslim legend.

The legend has it that a group of Muhammad's Sahaba (companions) visited Kodungallur. An unknown Chera ruler witnessed a miraculous happening — the sudden splitting of the moon, the celebrated miracle of Muhammad — and learned on inquiry that this was a symbol of the coming of a Messenger of God from Arabia. Soon after, Perumal traveled to Makkah, where he embraced Islam and accepted the name Thajudeen. On his way back to India he died at Salalah in the Sultanate of Oman. On his deathbed he is said to have authorised some of his Arab companions to go back to his kingdom to spread Islam. Accordingly, a group of Arabs led by Malik Bin Deenar and Malik bin Habib arrived in north Kerala and constructed the Cheraman Juma Masjid at Kodungalloor.[6][7][8]

The mosque has an ancient oil lamp which always burns and which is believed to be more than a thousand years old. People of all religions bring oil for the lamp as offering. This is one of the few mosques in Kerala which allows entry for people of other religions.

Architecture

The mosque is built in the traditional Hindu architectural style using brass oil lamps. The rosewood pulpit, from where the imam recites the Friday Jumu'ah, is covered with carvings. A block of white marble in the mosque is believed to have been brought from Makkah.[citation needed]

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External links


References

  • A column in Daily jang by renowned Pakistani Scientist Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, NI & Bar, HI
  • jang.com.pk

Coordinates: 10°12′46″N 76°12′08″E / 10.21278°N 76.20222°E / 10.21278; 76.20222


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