Malik Dinar Mosque

Malik Dinar Mosque
The remodelled mosque in 2018
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
SectSufism
FestivalsMalik Dinar Uroos
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusMosque and dargah
StatusActive
Location
LocationThalangara, Kasaragod district, Kerala
CountryIndia
Malik Dinar Mosque is located in Kerala
Malik Dinar Mosque
Location of the mosque and dargah in Kerala
Geographic coordinates12°29′06″N 74°59′20″E / 12.4849°N 74.9890°E / 12.4849; 74.9890
Architecture
TypeMosque architecture
Style
FounderMalik Dinar
Completed
  • AH 22 (642/643 CE)
  • 1809 (renovations)
  • 2018 (remodelled)
Specifications
Direction of façadeKa'ba
Capacity2,000 worshippers
Dome(s)Two
Minaret(s)One
MaterialsWood; stone; concrete

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 Sufi Sunni mosque and dargah, located in Thalangara,[a] in the town of Kasaragod, in the state of Kerala, India. Founded by Malik Dinar and believed to been completed in c.AH 22 (642/643 CE), it is one of the oldest mosques in India. The two-storey mosque was built in the Kerala-Islamic traditional style;[1] and was extensively remodelled in the Islamic style in 2018.

In addition to the mosque and dargah, the complex includes a madrasa, cemetry, and orphanage.


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  1. ^ "Malik Dinar Mosque, Kasaragod" (photo gallery). Kerala Tourism. 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2025.

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