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The '''Ponnani Juma Masjid''', also known as the '''Ponnani Valiya Jumath Palli''', is a [[congregational mosque|Friday mosque]], located in [[Ponnani]], in the [[Malappuram district]] of the state of [[Kerala]], India. The Juma Masjid played an important role in the intellectual field of Ponnani, once referred to as the 'Little Mecca' of [[Malabar Coast|Malabar]]. At that time, the mosque was also the headquarters of those seeking knowledge in Ponnani.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ponnani Juma Masjid: Pilgrim Centres in Kerala |url=https://www.keralatourism.org/photo-gallery/ponnani-juma-masjid/1728 |work=Kerala Tourism |access-date=7 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Youtube|0CsyXdpZljY|സ്പെഷ്യല്‍Ponnani Valiya Juma Masjid: Ramadan Special റംസാന്‍ }}. ''Asianetnews''. (26 June 2015). Retrieved 7 September 2021.</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Abin, K. I. |title=Symbol of a glorious past |url=https://www.asianage.com/life/travel/160317/symbol-of-a-glorious-past.html |website=THE ASIAN AGE |access-date=7 September 2021 |date=March 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Marakkara |first1=Subair |title=Emergence and evolution of Mahal system in Kerala |url=https://muslimheritage.in/innermore/133 |website=Kerala Muslim Heritage Foundation |access-date=7 September 2021}}</ref> The mosque grounds include a [[madrasa]].

==History==
[[File:Juma Masjid Ponnani rear side.jpg|thumb|A view of the rear of the mosque, in 2022]]
[[William Logan (author)|William Logan]] recorded in the second part of his ''Malabar Manual'' that the Ponnani Grand Juma Masjid was built by Sheikh [[Zainuddin Makhdoom I|Zainuddin Ibn Ali Ibn Ahamed Maabari]] in {{AH|925|link=yes}}.<ref name="PrfoKV"/> Sheikh Zainuddin, also known as the great Zainuddin Makhdoom, died in July 1522 and it is believed that the construction of the mosque, completed in the [[Architecture of Kerala#Islamic architecture|Kerala-Islamic]] style, was completed before his death. The interior of the Ponnani Grand Juma Masjid is {{convert|90|ft|m|order=flip}} long and {{convert|60|ft|m|order=flip}} wide.<ref name="PrfoKV">{{cite book |last1=Abdurahman |first1=Prof. K. V. |title=Mappila Charithra Shakalangal |date=1998 |publisher=Muslim Service Society |location=Ponnani}}</ref>

After the construction of the mosque, Sheikh Zainuddin Makhdoom himself started teaching there; believed to be the beginning of the ''Pallidars'' system in Malabar.<ref name="PrfoKV"/>

==Sitting before wick lamp==
There was a tradition to sit around the oil lamp installed inside the mosque, study religion and get the Musliar status from Makhdoom. For this, students used to come from all over Malabar. The way you sit around the oil lamp and get the Musliar status is called 'Sitting before wick lamp'.<ref>{{cite web |title=Why Ponnanni is the 'Mecca' of Malabar |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/travel/kerala/2018/06/30/why-ponnanni-is-the-mecca-of-malabar.html |work=Malayala Manorama |access-date=7 September 2021 |date=June 30, 2018}}</ref>

Logan's ''Malabar Manual'' records that in 1887, approximately 400 people came from the other lands and studied at the Ponnani Grand Masjid. Among those who were close to the mosque were Kunjayan Muslyar, a native of North Malabar who lived 200 years ago, and author of 'Noolmuhammad' and 'Kappapat', [[Veliyankode Umar Khasi|Umer Khazi]], the poet and brave man who fought against British rule. [[Alavi Thangal|Mamburam Thanga]]l was a visitor to the mosque.

== See also ==
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* [[Islam in India]]
* [[List of mosques in India]]
* [[List of mosques in Kerala]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
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{{Mosques in India}}
{{Islam in Kerala}}

[[Category:1510s establishments in India]]
[[Category:16th-century mosques in India]]
[[Category:Grand mosques]]
[[Category:Mosques completed in the 1510s]]
[[Category:Mosques in Kerala]]
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures in Malappuram district]]

Ponnani Juma Masjid - Revision history

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