Malik Dinar Mosque is one of the oldest mosque in India, situated in Thalangara in Kasaragod town of Kerala state, 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 Dinar. According to Qissat Shakarwati Farmad, the …Malik Dinar Mosque is one of the oldest mosque in India, situated in Thalangara in Kasaragod town of Kerala state, 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 Dinar. According to Qissat Shakarwati Farmad, the mosques at Kodungallur, Kollam, Madayi, Barkur, Mangalore, Kasaragod, Kannur, Dharmadam, Panthalayini, and Chaliyam, were built during the era of Malik Ibn Dinar, and they are among the oldest mosques in Indian subcontinent. It is believed that Malik Dinar died at Thalangara in Kasaragod town.
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