Malik Dinar Mosque is the second oldest mosque in

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, situated in Thalangara in

Kasaragod Kasaragod () is a municipal town and administrative headquarters of Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. Established in 1966, Kasaragod was the first municipal town in the district. It is the northernmost district of Kerala an ...

town of

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state,

History

Over the years, Kasaragod acquired the considerable importance as a centre of Islam on the west coast. It is the site of one of the

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s believed to have been founded by '' Malik Deenar''. According to '' Qissat Shakarwati Farmad'', the ''Masjids'' at

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, Madayi,

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, Kasaragod,

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, Dharmadam, Panthalayini, and

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, were built during the era of Malik Dinar, and they are among the oldest ''Masjid''s in

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. It is believed that Malik Dinar died at Thalangara in Kasaragod town.

Location

The mosque, ''Juma Masjid'', which is one of the best kept and most attractive in the district, is located at Thalangara. Thalangara beach is on the western side of Kasaragod town and it is close to the railway station.

Holy grave

The mosque contains the grave of '' Malik Deenar'', one of the Taabi’eens (people who had seen the companions of the Islamic prophet

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) and the place is sacred to Muslims. Another notable mosque, in Kasaragod is the Theruvath Mosque which is in the center of the town.

Pilgrim center

Thalangara mosque is a prominent pilgrim center of Kasaragod district.

Malik Deenar Uroos

Malik Deenar Uroos (مالك دينار عروس) is the one of the main observations of

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to celebrate the arrival of Malik Deenar to

, India. It is conducted in the holy month of

Muharram Muḥarram ( ar, ٱلْمُحَرَّم) (fully known as Muharram ul Haram) is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year when warfare is forbidden. It is held to be the second holiest month after ...

and lasts for one month. It includes various rituals such as the Ziyarath (visiting of tomb), Pataka Uyarthal (flag hosting) and Annadanam.

Image gallery

File:Malik Deenar Islamic Academy side view.jpg, Madrassa File:Old Malikdeenar.jpg, Old Mosque File:Malik Deenar Mosque, Kasaragod 2018.jpg, New Mosque MalikDeenarMosque-Talangara.jpg, The cemetery File:Malikdeenar Orphanage.jpg, Orphanage

References

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