Malik Dinar Mosque is a historical mosque in Kasaragod district of Kerala state, south India. 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 mosques believed to have been founded by Malik Deenar. The mosque, Juma Masjid, which is one of the best kept and most attractive in the district, is located at Thalangara. It contains the grave of Malik Deenar, one of the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the place is sacred to Muslims.[1] Another notable mosque, in Kasaragod is the Theruvath Mosque which is in the center of the town.
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^Pg 58, Cultural heritage of Kerala: an introduction, A. Sreedhara Menon,East-West Publications, 1978
Thalangara, Kasaragod, India
