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{{Short description|Mosque in Kerala, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2025}}
{{about|the mosque in India|the Muslim scholar and traveller|Malik Dinar}}
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| location              = [[Thalangara]], [[Kasaragod district]], [[Kerala]]
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| religious_affiliation = [[Sunni Islam]]
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| festivals             = Malik Dinar [[Urs|Uroos]]
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The '''Malik Dinar Mosque''', also known locally as the '''Malik Deenar Masjid'''  and '''Malik Deenar Juma Masjid''', and officially known as the '''Hazrath Malik Deenar Grand Juma Masjid''', is a [[Sufism|Sufi]] [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] [[mosque]] and [[dargah]], located in [[Thalangara]],{{efn|Also known as ''[[Thalankara]]''.}} in the town of [[Kasaragod]], in the state of [[Kerala]], India. Founded by [[Malik Dinar]] and believed to been completed in {{circa|{{AH|22|link=yes}}}}, it is one of the [[List of oldest mosques#India|oldest mosques in India]]. The two-storey mosque was built in the [[Architecture of Kerala#Islamic architecture|Kerala-Islamic]] traditional style;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.keralatourism.org/photo-gallery/malik-dinar-mosque/2473/ |title=Malik Dinar Mosque, Kasaragod |work=Kerala Tourism |date=2025 |access-date=19 January 2025 |format=photo gallery}}</ref> and was extensively remodelled in the [[Islamic architecture|Islamic]] style in 2018.

In addition to the mosque and dargah, the complex includes a [[madrasa]], cemetery, and orphanage.

==History==
Over the years, Kasaragod acquired the considerable importance as a centre of Islam on the west coast of India. It is the site of one of the mosques believed to have been founded by [[Malik Dinar]]. According to ''[[Qissat Shakarwati Farmad]]'', the mosques at [[Kodungallur]], [[Kollam]], [[Madayi]], [[Barkur]], [[Mangalore]], Kasaragod, [[Kannur]], [[Dharmadam]], [[Koyilandy|Panthalayini]], and [[Chaliyam]], were built during the era of Malik Ibn Dinar, and they are among the oldest mosques in [[Indian subcontinent]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Prange, Sebastian R. |title=Monsoon Islam: Trade and Faith on the Medieval Malabar Coast |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |location= |year=2018 |page=98 |isbn= }}</ref> It is believed that Malik Dinar died in [[Thalangara]]. 

The mosque was completed in {{AH|22|link=yes}}, on the 13th [[Rajab]]. The mosque was renovated in 1809;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.keralatourism.org/bekal/malik-dinar-mosque.php |title=Malik Dinar Mosque |work=Kerala Tourism |date=2025 |access-date=19 January 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Rao, Bindu Gopal |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/malik-deenar-mosque/articleshow/53095771.cms |title=Malik Deenar Mosque |work=[[Times of India]] |date=2016-07-11 |access-date=19 January 2025 |format=Includes an image and description of the mosque, prior to its 2018 renovation }}</ref> and, was extensively remodelled in 2018 when the additional wings, domes, and [[minaret]] were added, under the guidance of T. A. Abdul Rahiman Haji.    

Another notable mosque in Kasaragod is the Theruvath Mosque, which is in the centre of the town.

=== Holy grave ===
The mosque contains the [[dargah]] of Malik Dinar, one of the Taabi'eens (people who had seen the [[Sahaba|companions]] of the Islamic prophet [[Muhammad]]) and the place is sacred to Muslims. The mosque is a prominent pilgrim centre of Kasaragod district.<ref>{{cite book |page=58 |title=Cultural heritage of Kerala: an introduction |author=Menon, A. Sreedhara |publisher=East-West Publications |location= |year=1978 |isbn= }}</ref> 

== Uroos ==
The Malik Dinar [[Urs|Uroos]] is one of the main observations of Indian Muslims that celebrate the arrival of Malik Dinar to Kerala. It is conducted in the month of [[Muharram]] and lasts for one month. It includes various rituals such as the Ziyarath (visiting of tomb), Pataka Uyarthal (flag hosting), and food serving to all peoples on the last day of the uroos called Annadanam.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://malikdeenarmasjid.com/ |title=Home page |work=Malik Deenar Mosque |date= |access-date=2012-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801230627/http://malikdeenarmasjid.com/ |archive-date=1 August 2015 |url-status=dead}}{{self-published-inline|date=January 2025}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Malik Deenar Islamic Academy side view.jpg|[[Madrassa]]
Malik Deenar Juma Masjid.jpg|The mosque in 2012, prior to its major expansion
Old Malikdeenar.jpg|The original mosque, before renovations
Malik Deenar Mosque, Kasaragod 2018.jpg|The expanded mosque and [[dargah]], with the old mosque in centre 
MalikDeenarMosque-Talangara.jpg|The cemetery 
Malikdeenar Orphanage.jpg|Orphanage
</gallery>

== See also ==
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* [[Islam in India]]
* [[List of mosques in India]]
* [[List of mosques in Kerala]]

== Notes ==
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==References==
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== External links ==
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* {{official website|http://malikdeenargreatjumamasjid.com}}{{dead-link|date=January 2025}} 
* {{facebook|malikdeenarmasjid}}

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{{Islam in Kerala}}

[[Category:7th-century mosques]]
[[Category:Mosque buildings with domes in India]]
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[[Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in the 640s]]
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures in Kasaragod district]]
[[Category:Sufi mosques in India]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Kasaragod district]]
[[Category:Sufism in Kerala]]