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Know how a Hindu king in Kerala converted to Islam to build oldest mosque in India

New Delhi: This mosque resembles a Hindu temple in appearance and is located 2 km from Kodungalloor town in Kerala. Built in 629 AD, this is the first mosque in India and the second in the

India TV News Desk Updated on: November 23, 2013 6:18 IST




Kerala Vyasan Kunhikuttan Thampuran is of the opinion that a piece of land was gifted to the Muslims to establish a mosque.
 
Since ancient times, trade relations between Arabia and the Indian subcontinent were active.

Even before Islam had been established in Arabia, Arab traders visited the Malabar region, which was a major link between the ports of South and Southeast Asia.
 
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