P!cture$ 0f The 1$t M0$que In Ind!@
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 (Companion of prophet Muhammed ( Peace be upon him) (SAS)), Malik Deenar (RA) (not the Tabayi
of the same name but the Sahabi) who came here in 4 Hijri ( Year 629 A.D.). 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 - are there any
ahadith to this effect?) and is buried in Salala in Oman . Can
someone in Oman verify this please? Jazakallahu khairan.
Regrettably the grave of Malik Deenar (RA) in Kasargod has been made
into a dargah with all attendant charming practices. But the graves of
his son and daughter in law in the masjid in Kodangallur seem to be free
from most such practices. The only thing I saw was that they place
some green colored cloth on the two graves which they then sell as
tabarruk. But at least none of the abominations that we see in the
dargahs of most Sufis are done here.
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 .
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 (Companion of prophet Muhammed ( Peace be upon him) (SAS)), Malik Deenar (RA) (not the Tabayi
of the same name but the Sahabi) who came here in 4 Hijri ( Year 629 A.D.). 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 - are there any
ahadith to this effect?) and is buried in Salala in Oman . Can
someone in Oman verify this please? Jazakallahu khairan.
Regrettably the grave of Malik Deenar (RA) in Kasargod has been made
into a dargah with all attendant charming practices. But the graves of
his son and daughter in law in the masjid in Kodangallur seem to be free
from most such practices. The only thing I saw was that they place
some green colored cloth on the two graves which they then sell as
tabarruk. But at least none of the abominations that we see in the
dargahs of most Sufis are done here.
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 .
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