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{{Infobox religious building
|building_name=Juma Masjid
|location= [[Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram|Palayam]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[India]]
|religious_affiliation=[[Sunni Islam]], [[Hanafi]]
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'''Masjid-i Jahān-Numā''' (the 'World-reflecting Mosque'), commonly known as the '''Palayam Pally''' of Trivandrum, is the principal [[mosque]] of [[Trivandrum]] in [[Kerala]], [[India]]. It is a [[Jama Masjid]] (Congregational Mosque).

The Juma Masjid, Palayam Mosque is the most important mosque in Thiruvananthapuram. In Palayam, the mosque has a temple and a Christian church as its neighbours, establishing the communal harmony of Keralites.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvmonnet.com/html/palayam_juma_masjid.htm|title=Palayam Juma Masjid|publisher=tvmonnet.com|access-date=21 November 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080708182414/http://www.tvmonnet.com/html/palayam_juma_masjid.htm|archive-date=8 July 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:Chandrashekharan Nair Stadium 1.jpg|left|thumb| Palayam Juma Mosque and St.Josephs Cathedral as seen from Chandrashekharan Nair Stadium]]

==History==
The history of the Palayam Mosque at Trivandrum dates back to 1813 AD, when the British Indian Second Regiment was stationed here. It was then constructed as a small mosque (Pattalappalli), with an open place for [[Eid al-Fitr|Eid]] prayers. In 1824 when the sixth regiment was posted here its officers bought up the land appointed a [[Qadi|Qazi]] the Labba family which ended with Sheikh Mansoor Labba and entrusted the [[Muezzin]] the documents of the mosque. In 1848, when the sixteenth regiment came here its Jamadars and Havildars did considerable improvements to the mosque including the construction of a gate and arrangements for the maintenance and upkeep of the mosque building. When other regiments were stationed here, its officers brought about further changes and improvements. Thus the mosque is nearly 200 years old.

Later, in the 1960s, many philanthropic businessmen and government officials of Trivandrum took up its renovation and constructed the present-day Palayam Juma Masjid under the leadership of the Qazi and Imam Moulavi Sheikh Abul Hassan Ali Al-Noori. The Juma Masjid was inaugurated by the [[President of India]] [[Zakir Husain (politician)|Dr. Zakir Hussain]] in 1967. Sheikh Abul Hassan Ali Al-Noori (1921–2011), a freedom fighter, multilingual scholar and the first Imam of Palayam Juma Masjid who served here for close to two decades (1959–1979), helped elevate to its present-day status from a ‘pattalappalli’, during his tenure as Imam.

===First Imam===
[[File:Palayalam Juma Masjid and Martyr's Column 2.jpg|thumb|Palayalam Juma Masjid and Martyr's Column]]
Sheikh Abul Hassan Ali Al-Noori, the first elected Imam, was born in 1921 in Thenkassi. He was elected to serve after Sheikh Mansoor Labba who served as the Hanafi Imam for over 46 years. He had his schooling at Rajapalayam and graduation at Tanjavur. Left for [[Burma]] for post graduate studies and became a teacher in [[Rangoon]]. He was proficient in nine languages including [[Arabic language|Arabic]], [[Urdu language|Urdu]], [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Malay language|Malay]] and [[Burmese language|Burmese]]. In 1942, he became active in the [[Quit India Movement]] in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. He became an Imam in Thenkasi in 1952. From 1959 onwards, close to two decades, he was the [[Imam]] and [[Qadi|Qazi]] at the Palayam Juma Masjid. The author of several books, a noted orator, social reformer and teacher, he entertained a progressive outlook, championing women's education, criticising the dowry system and promoting interest-free banking. 'Darul amaana' — an interest-free [[microfinance]] system in 1970 — launched under his guidance.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commonscat|Palayam Juma Masjid}}
Website - http://palayamjumamasjid.org/

{{Mosques in India}}
{{Thiruvananthapuram}}
{{Islam in Kerala}}

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[[Category:Mosques in Kerala]]
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures in Thiruvananthapuram]]
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures in Thiruvananthapuram district]]
[[Category:Grand mosques|Palayam]]

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