Mosque Name: Cheraman Juma
Country: India
City: Methala, Karala
Construction Date: 600-699 CE
Claimed year of construction (AH): 8 AH
Claimed year of construction (AD): 629 AD
GPS: 10.223355° 76.166579°
Gibson Classification: Unknown
Rebuilt facing Mecca: 11 century
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Description:
The Cheraman Juma Masjid is a mosque in the Indian state of Kerala. There are those who claim that it was built in 629 CE, by Malik Dinar, an Arab propagator of Islam and a follower and contemporary of Islamic Prophet Muhammad. This mosque was renovated and totally reconstructed in the 11th century CE facing Mecca. The original qibla is unknown.
An old photo of the mosque.
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