How India's Hindu Maharaja Became Sahabi Rasool | Cheraman Juma Masjid Of Prophet's Era In Kerala

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How India's Hindu Maharaja Became Sahabi Rasool | Cheraman Juma Masjid Of Prophet's Muhammad Era In Kerala
The Cheraman Juma Mosque (Malayalam: ചേരമാൻ ജുമാ മസ്ജിദ്‌) (Arabic: مسجد الرئيس جمعة) is a mosque in Methala, Kodungallur, Thrissur in the Indian state of Kerala. A legend claims that it was built in 629 CE, which makes it the oldest mosque in the Indian subcontinent which is still in use.
It was built on the orders of the successor of Cheraman Perumal, the Chera King of modern-day Kerala. The mosque was constructed in Kerala style with hanging lamps, making the historicity of its date claims more convincing.
The mosque was destroyed by the Portuguese in 1504 when Lopo Soares de Albergaria attacked the port of Kodungallur. The old building was built some time after the 1504 de Algabaria attack. Modern corridors and halls were built in 1984. The 1984 extensions, which surround the old building, conceal almost all of the exterior features of the old building.
According to some legends, Cheraman Perumal (Cheraman Perumal being the title held by Chera kings) witnessed the splitting of the moon, a supernatural event mentioned in the Quran as a miracle performed by Hazrat Muhammad when asked for one by Meccan unbelievers. The bewildered King confirmed with his astrologers that the incident had taken place, but didn't know what to make of it. Arab merchants who had arrived at a Malabar port, a bustling global marketplace, sought audience with the King to have his permission to visit Ceylon. In conversation with them, the King learnt about Hazrat Muhammad, made his son the regent of his kingdom and travelled back with the Arab merchants to meet the Hazrat Muhammad himself.
The story goes that Cheraman Perumal arrived in Arabia with a gift of ginger pickles for Hazrat Muhammad and his companions and converted to Islam at the feet of Prophet Muhammad".
Masjid is located in the Paravur–Kodungalloor Road, NH-66 at Kodungalloor taluk, Thrissur District in Kerala