The
Cheraman Juma Masjid is a
mosque in
Methala, Kodungallur Taluk, Thrissur district in the
Indian state of
Kerala. Built in 629 AD, it is the
first mosque in India. It was built by
Malik Deenar, 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. Many non-Muslims conduct initiation ceremonies to the world of letters of their children here.