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'''Muchundi Mosque''' ([[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]: ''Muccundippalli'') is a [[mosque]] located at Kuttichira, [[Kozhikode]] (formerly Calicut) in the [[India]]n state of [[Kerala]].
'''Muchundi Mosque''' ([[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]: ''Muccundippalli'') is a [[mosque]] located at Kuttichira, [[Kozhikode]] (formerly Calicut) in the [[India]]n state of [[Kerala]].
[[File:Muccunti-inscription.JPG|thumb|left| The 13th century Muchundi Inscription]]


Built in the 13th century AD with its unique [[Hindu temple]] [[architectural style]], it is one of the oldest mosques in present day Kerala. Muchundi Mosque holds a bilingual stone inscription known as the ''Muchundi Inscription'' dating back to the 13th century. It is written in [[Arabic]] and an older form of [[Malayalam language]]. Scholars have translated it to read that one Shihabuddin Raihan, a freed slave built this mosque out of his own money on the land donated by the local ruler.
Built in the 13th century AD with its unique [[Hindu temple]] [[architectural style]], it is one of the oldest mosques in present day Kerala. Muchundi Mosque holds a bilingual stone inscription known as the ''Muchundi Inscription'' dating back to the 13th century. It is written in [[Arabic]] and an older form of [[Malayalam language]]. Scholars have translated it to read that one Shihabuddin Raihan, a freed slave built this mosque out of his own money on the land donated by the local ruler.

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Muchundi Mosque
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Location
LocationKuttichira, Kozhikode
Architecture
StyleHindu temple architectural style

Muchundi Mosque (Malayalam: Muccundippalli) is a mosque located at Kuttichira, Kozhikode (formerly Calicut) in the Indian state of Kerala.

The 13th century Muchundi Inscription

Built in the 13th century AD with its unique Hindu temple architectural style, it is one of the oldest mosques in present day Kerala. Muchundi Mosque holds a bilingual stone inscription known as the Muchundi Inscription dating back to the 13th century. It is written in Arabic and an older form of Malayalam language. Scholars have translated it to read that one Shihabuddin Raihan, a freed slave built this mosque out of his own money on the land donated by the local ruler.

The mosque is associated with Shaikh Zainuddin Makhdoom II, the famous author of Tuhafat-ul-Mujahidin. It was in the mosque where Shaikh Zainuddin Makhdoom II used to teach young students and probably this is where he wrote his famous book which chronicles the history of Islam in Malabar.

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