Cheraman Juma Mosque

Cheraman
Cheraman
	Restored Masjid as of July 2022
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
District	Thrissur
Location
Location	Methala, Kodungalloor
State	Kerala
	Shown within Kerala
Territory	India
Geographic coordinates	10°13′12″N 76°11′38″E / 10.22°N 76.194°E
Architecture
Completed	1568
Specifications
Length	61 m (200 ft)
Width	24 m (79 ft)

The Cheraman Juma Mosque is a popular pilgrim centre in Kodungallur in Thrissur district. According to hagiographical legends, it is claimed that the mosque was built in 629 CE by Malik Bin Dinar^[1].

It is claimed to be the first mosque to be built in India and the second in the world where Juma prayers were started.^[2]^[3] It is claimed to be the oldest mosque in the Indian subcontinent which is still in use.^[4]^{[better source needed]}^[5]^{[better source needed]}^[6]^{[better source needed]}

The mosque was constructed in Kerala style with hanging lamps, making the historicity of its date claims more convincing.^[7]^{[better source needed]}^[8]^{[better source needed]}^[6]^{[better source needed]}^[9]^{[better source needed]}^[10]^{[better source needed]}^[11]^{[better source needed]}^[12]^{[better source needed]} Other scholars are more skeptical and dated the structure to the 14th-15th century based on the architectural style.^[13]

The mosque was destroyed by the Portuguese in 1504 when Lopo Soares de Albergaria attacked the port of Kodungallur. The old building was built some time after the 1504 de Algabaria attack (i.e., from mid-16th to the early 17th century). Modern corridors and halls were built in 1984. The 1984 extensions, which surround the old building, conceal almost all of the exterior features of the old building.^[14]

^ Ron Geaves (2017). Islam and Britain: Muslim Mission in an Age of Empire. Bloomsbury. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-4742-7175-2.
^ Ron Geaves (2017). Islam and Britain: Muslim Mission in an Age of Empire. Bloomsbury. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-4742-7175-2.
^ "CheramanJuma Masjid - the first mosque to be built in India at Kodungalloor". Kerala Tourism. Retrieved 11 March 2024.^{[better source needed]}
^ "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.
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^ "Cheraman Juma Masjid: Kerala mosque built during Prophet's lifetime". Gulf News.
^ 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.
^ 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). RoutledgeCurzon, 2003. pp 139-42.

[1] Ron Geaves (2017). Islam and Britain: Muslim Mission in an Age of Empire. Bloomsbury. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-4742-7175-2.

[:1-2] Ron Geaves (2017). Islam and Britain: Muslim Mission in an Age of Empire. Bloomsbury. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-4742-7175-2.

[:0-3] "CheramanJuma Masjid - the first mosque to be built in India at Kodungalloor". Kerala Tourism. Retrieved 11 March 2024.^{[better source needed]}

[4] "Mosque in Kerala dates back to the Prophet's time". The Times of India.

[5] Anandan, S. (19 July 2015). "Tinkering with the past". The Hindu.

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[12] "Cheraman Juma Masjid: Kerala mosque built during Prophet's lifetime". Gulf News.

[Shokoohy-13] 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.

[14] 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). RoutledgeCurzon, 2003. pp 139-42.

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