This mosque, built in 629 AD in Thrissur district of Kerala, is probably the first mosque in India. It was built by Malik Deenar, an Arab propagator of Islam and a follower of Prophet Muhammad. Name the mosque.
A
Makkah Masjid
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B
Hijron ka Khanqah
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C
Cheraman Juma Masjid
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D
Nagore Dargah
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Solution
The correct option is C Cheraman Juma Masjid
The Cheraman Juma Masjid is a mosque in Methala, Thrissur district, Kerala.
The Cheraman Masjid is the very first mosque in India, built in 629 AD by Malik lbn Dinar, an Arab propagator of Islam and a follower and contemporary of Islamic Prophet Muhammad.
It is believed that this mosque was first renovated and reconstructed in the 11th century AD