These are pictures of the first masjid in India,
in a place called Kodangallur in Kerala. The story about this masjid is that the
king of that place, Raja Rama Kulasekhara accepted Islam at the hands
of the Sahabi of RasoolAllah (SAS), Malik Deenar (RA) (not the Tabayi
of the same name but the Sahabi) who came here in 4 Hijri. He gave him
and his companions land to build a masjid which was built by local
carpenters. It resembles a Kerala temple in construction and has a
brass lamp for lighting. Inside it has a minbar and mihraab. Just
outside the main chamber are the graves of the son of Malik Deenar's
son and his wife. Malik Deenar (RA) himself left this place and went to
Kasargod where his grave is.
It is said that Raja Rama Kulasekhara then left to go to meet
RasoolAllah
(SAS) but died enroute (or maybe after he met Him - and is buried in Salala in Oman. Can
someone in Oman verify this please? Jazakallahu khairan.
This masjid also had the dubious honor of a visit by the current
President of India who predictably called it a symbol of secularism.
How a place of worship can be a symbol of godlessness is something
which only a rocket scientist can understand, it seems.
At any rate this masjid is historic proof that Islam has been in India
from
629 AD (4 Hijri) for 1376 years. So much for the BJP theories of
Muslims being new comers to India.
in a place called Kodangallur in Kerala. The story about this masjid is that the
king of that place, Raja Rama Kulasekhara accepted Islam at the hands
of the Sahabi of RasoolAllah (SAS), Malik Deenar (RA) (not the Tabayi
of the same name but the Sahabi) who came here in 4 Hijri. He gave him
and his companions land to build a masjid which was built by local
carpenters. It resembles a Kerala temple in construction and has a
brass lamp for lighting. Inside it has a minbar and mihraab. Just
outside the main chamber are the graves of the son of Malik Deenar's
son and his wife. Malik Deenar (RA) himself left this place and went to
Kasargod where his grave is.
It is said that Raja Rama Kulasekhara then left to go to meet
RasoolAllah
(SAS) but died enroute (or maybe after he met Him - and is buried in Salala in Oman. Can
someone in Oman verify this please? Jazakallahu khairan.
This masjid also had the dubious honor of a visit by the current
President of India who predictably called it a symbol of secularism.
How a place of worship can be a symbol of godlessness is something
which only a rocket scientist can understand, it seems.
At any rate this masjid is historic proof that Islam has been in India
from
629 AD (4 Hijri) for 1376 years. So much for the BJP theories of
Muslims being new comers to India.
