Muchundi Mosque

Muchundi Mosque (Muchundipalli), one of the oldest mosques in Kerala

Muchundi Mosque is a mosque located in Kozhikode (also known as Calicut) in the Indian state of Kerala. It is one of the oldest mosques in Kerala, with a unique temple architecture.It is about 800 years old and it is famous because of Shaikh Zainuddin Makhdoom II, the author of famous book Tuhafat Ul Mujahideen. It was in this mosque where he had his dars, teaching students and probably this is where he wrote his famous book which chronicles the history of Islam in Malabar.This masjid is that it had a bilingual stone inscription dating back to the 13th century. It is written in Arabic and an older form of Malayalam. Scholars have translated it to read that one Shihabuddin Raihan, a freed slave built this mosque out of his own money on the land donated by the local ruler.

References

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See also

• Muchundi Yakam
• Mishkal Mosque

References

1. ^ Documenting Kozhikode’s rich tradition
2. ^ Historical mosques of Malabar