Cheraman Juma Mosque
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The Cheraman Juma Mosque (Malayalam: ചേരമാൻ ജുമാ മസ്ജിദ്) (Arabic: مسجد الرئيس جمعة) is a mosque in Methala, Kodungallur, Thrissur in the Indian state of Kerala.[1][2][3] A legend claims that it was built in 643 CE,[4] which makes it the oldest mosque in the Indian subcontinent which is still in use.[5][6][7] It was built on the orders of the successor of Cheraman Perumal, the Chera King of modern-day Kerala.[7][8][9][10] The mosque was constructed in Kerala style with hanging lamps, making the historicity of its date claims more convincing.[1][2][7][8][9][10][11] However, other scholars are more skeptical and dated the structure to the 14th-15th century based on the architectural style.[12]
See also[edit]
- Islam in India
- Tamil Muslim
- Muslim chronicles for Indian history
- Muziris Heritage Project
- Baba Ratan Hindi
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Oldest Indian mosque sets new precedent". 9 July 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "1400-year-old mosque to be restored to its original form". The Hindu.
- ↑ Kerala Tourism - Official Website Cheraman Juma Mosque
- ↑ Ron Geaves (2017). Islam and Britain: Muslim Mission in an Age of Empire. Bloomsbury. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-4742-7175-2. Search this book on
- ↑ "Mosque in Kerala dates back to the Prophet's time". The Times of India.
- ↑ Anandan, S. (19 July 2015). "Tinkering with the past". The Hindu.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "INTERVIEW". www.iosworld.org. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-15. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Cheraman Juma Masjid: A 1,000-year-old lamp burns in this mosque". The Times of India.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Solomon To Cheraman".
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "'Cheraman Juma Masjid': The first mosque of India, built in 629".
- ↑ "Cheraman Juma Masjid: Kerala mosque built during Prophet's lifetime".
- ↑ Shokoohy, Mehrdad "Muslim Architecture of South India: The Sultanate of Ma'bar and the Traditions of the Maritime Settlers on the Malabar and Coromandel Coasts (Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Goa)" Psychology Press, 2003, p. 139-142.
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