Descripción del sitio
This marker is part of an extended History of Islamic Architecture
Kondugallur, Kerala
Cheraman Perumal Juma Masjid
625
by Malik Ibn Dinar
At first iIt sounds silly that the oldest Islamic community in India should have been founded in 625 in this tiny village on the Malabar Coast. But then one discovers that the oldest Christian settlement (52) in India is in the same place. There exist a church in which St. Thomas, the Syrian founder of the Christian community is buried and a small mosque resembling the "palm hut of the Prophet" but of no other architectural interest.
The Cheraman Perumal Juma Masjid before a recent restoration
Photo from Wikipedia, Kondugallur