Malik Deenar Juma Masjid - Kasargode

The Juma Masjid of Kasargod, Malik Ibn Dinar Mosque is located in the heart of the town at Thalangara, 2kms away. Built in typical Kerala style of architecture, it is one of the most attractive and well-maintained mosques in the district which is believed to have been founded by Malik Ibn Dinar. Dinar was a missionary from Arabia who is credited with propagating Islam to the shores of Malabar. Of the 10 mosques built in Kasargod by Dinar and his followers, only this mosque survives today. The original mosque was a small structure with a thatched roof and later his followers constructed it as an elaborate structure. The mortal remains of Malik Dinar can be seen inside the mosque and some of the descendents of the prophet are also buried here.