Overseas Preaching
Malik al-Dar who is also known as Malik bin Deenar or Malik Deenar travelled to south Kerala among the Mappilas and built the first mosque in Thrissur of Kerala. He is considered to be progenitor of Mappila Muslims of Kerala."The mosque built in the early 7th century at Kodungallur, (AD 628 – Hijra 5) known as Cheraman Malik Masjid, still exists with its original structure and is said to be the oldest mosque in the sub-continent. It is named after both Cheraman Perumal and Malik bin Dinar." Cheraman Perumal Kulasekhara Varma, Kerala king heard of Islam and revelation of Quran from merchants and went to Arabia where he embraced Islam in the hand of the Prophet and in the presence of Abu Bakr Siddiqi. Perumal died on the way back home.
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