Cheraman Mosque Kerala: First mosque in the subcontinent
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Yes indeed. This was located on a way-point to the "Spice Islands" of the old days, Moluccas and Indonesia. Cultures, traditions, religious ideas were all carried along with the cargo of ancient commerce. Not by "broken moons" and purported miracles, though that makes for good copy.
Blame it all on the "Trade Winds".
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The Tomb of Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas
June 10, 2008 By MyUmmah Editor
Below are pictures of the tomb of Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas.
Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas is one of the 10 Sahaba Promised Jannah, he fough valiantly at key battles such as Badr & Uhud. Served under our Prophet (pbuh), all 4 Khalifas and is one of the Sahaba responsible for bringing Islam to China. He is buried in Guangzhou & his son built the first masjid in China (ill feature those pictures soon)
As always, pictures are quite large so allow for a few seconds of loading time.
myummah.co.za/site/2008/06/10/the-tomb-of-sad-ibn-abi-waqqas/
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Hameed Jalal says:
May 29, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Assalamu alaikum Writer: S Naqvi,
I read from some records on Muslims in China that Liu Chi, a well known Chinese Historian (who wrote a 12-volume Life of the Prophet in 1721 A.D) sated that Saad Ibn Abi-Waqqas (rad.) arrived in China in 587 A.D., with 3 other companions, then returned to Arab lands some time later. Broomhall, the British Historian in the early 19th Century stated that the same arrival as having taken place in 611 A.D. with almost similar historical references. (Both Historians who calculated the dates based on records of 10 centuries earlier had understandable difficulties with the exact year of the same event, because according to modern calculations the companions were in Abyssinia in 615 A.D.) In otherwords they both were talking about the same event with earlier and different dates. The event (not the years) tallies with the Arab accounts in that when the early Muslims were being persecuted in Makkah some of them migrated to Abyssinia but most of them later came back, including the Abyssinian companion Bilal (rad.). One of the four companions whose names are missing from the list of returnees is Saad (rad.) who is said to have sailed from Abyssinia to China with three others. It has been well documented by Arab Historians, though, that he later lead campaigns to conquer lands north of Madinah and passed away at old age (81 or 82) and was interred in Madinah. It appears highly probable therefore the events may be as follows: That Saad ibn Abi Waqqas (rad.) did arrive in Guangzhou around 616 A.D. or soon after that, stayed for a while and went back to Arabia and passed away and was interred in Madinah several years later. The historical records also state that a copy of the Quraan was brought 21 years after the first incident, and the site of these arrivals was an Arab settlement on the banks of the Pearl River with a light house in which later became the minarette of the Mosque of Holy Rememberance, described by the writer Wan in the previous message. The Waqqas Tomb which is further north might be the tomb of the bringer of the Quraan 21 years later or some other Muslim dignitory. The name may be purely coincidal or concocted. Well this is my theory but Chinese scholars I spoke to seem to be scheptical. Allah alam. Further research is needed. Wassalam.
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Farooque Ahmed says:
January 29, 2010 at 11:02 am
Saad bin Waaqas led a first Arab embassy to Tang China in 651 AD according to Abul Fazl Ezzati, 1994, Introduction to the History of the Spread of Islam, Tehran, pp. 300,303, 333, 451. In Manipur (Northeast India), the Muslims (locally known as Meitei Pangal) traced their origin to Amir Hamza (who died in Battle of Uhood in 625 AD), Sadik Para (Saad bin Waqqas), Kutwan Khan and Ashim Shah in the reign of Manipur king Naophang Ahal (c. 594-624 AD) with Aribah (Aribam as the first clan) and Makhtum clan as contemporary of it; the latter are noted to have arrived in Manipur either on land route, or ancient silk route or sea-silk route. It is no wonder that Chinese Muslims (Hui) believed that Saad bin Waqqas. Burmese Muslims too traced their origin to Amir Hamza (who were in north Arakan) for some time, before 625 AD and Muhamad al-Hanafiyya bin Ali (685-710 AD) who married local queen Khaya Para. The tomb of the couple (Hanafiyya and Khaya Pari) is still there in Maungdaw, north of Arakan (of Burma, Myanmar now) which is eastern border of Manipur (India). You can just visit and check out its veracity. (just click search engine of Google and you will find everything).
Farooque Ahmed
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Department of History
June 10, 2008 By MyUmmah Editor
Below are pictures of the tomb of Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas.
Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas is one of the 10 Sahaba Promised Jannah, he fough valiantly at key battles such as Badr & Uhud. Served under our Prophet (pbuh), all 4 Khalifas and is one of the Sahaba responsible for bringing Islam to China. He is buried in Guangzhou & his son built the first masjid in China (ill feature those pictures soon)
As always, pictures are quite large so allow for a few seconds of loading time.
myummah.co.za/site/2008/06/10/the-tomb-of-sad-ibn-abi-waqqas/
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Hameed Jalal says:
May 29, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Assalamu alaikum Writer: S Naqvi,
I read from some records on Muslims in China that Liu Chi, a well known Chinese Historian (who wrote a 12-volume Life of the Prophet in 1721 A.D) sated that Saad Ibn Abi-Waqqas (rad.) arrived in China in 587 A.D., with 3 other companions, then returned to Arab lands some time later. Broomhall, the British Historian in the early 19th Century stated that the same arrival as having taken place in 611 A.D. with almost similar historical references. (Both Historians who calculated the dates based on records of 10 centuries earlier had understandable difficulties with the exact year of the same event, because according to modern calculations the companions were in Abyssinia in 615 A.D.) In otherwords they both were talking about the same event with earlier and different dates. The event (not the years) tallies with the Arab accounts in that when the early Muslims were being persecuted in Makkah some of them migrated to Abyssinia but most of them later came back, including the Abyssinian companion Bilal (rad.). One of the four companions whose names are missing from the list of returnees is Saad (rad.) who is said to have sailed from Abyssinia to China with three others. It has been well documented by Arab Historians, though, that he later lead campaigns to conquer lands north of Madinah and passed away at old age (81 or 82) and was interred in Madinah. It appears highly probable therefore the events may be as follows: That Saad ibn Abi Waqqas (rad.) did arrive in Guangzhou around 616 A.D. or soon after that, stayed for a while and went back to Arabia and passed away and was interred in Madinah several years later. The historical records also state that a copy of the Quraan was brought 21 years after the first incident, and the site of these arrivals was an Arab settlement on the banks of the Pearl River with a light house in which later became the minarette of the Mosque of Holy Rememberance, described by the writer Wan in the previous message. The Waqqas Tomb which is further north might be the tomb of the bringer of the Quraan 21 years later or some other Muslim dignitory. The name may be purely coincidal or concocted. Well this is my theory but Chinese scholars I spoke to seem to be scheptical. Allah alam. Further research is needed. Wassalam.
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Farooque Ahmed says:
January 29, 2010 at 11:02 am
Saad bin Waaqas led a first Arab embassy to Tang China in 651 AD according to Abul Fazl Ezzati, 1994, Introduction to the History of the Spread of Islam, Tehran, pp. 300,303, 333, 451. In Manipur (Northeast India), the Muslims (locally known as Meitei Pangal) traced their origin to Amir Hamza (who died in Battle of Uhood in 625 AD), Sadik Para (Saad bin Waqqas), Kutwan Khan and Ashim Shah in the reign of Manipur king Naophang Ahal (c. 594-624 AD) with Aribah (Aribam as the first clan) and Makhtum clan as contemporary of it; the latter are noted to have arrived in Manipur either on land route, or ancient silk route or sea-silk route. It is no wonder that Chinese Muslims (Hui) believed that Saad bin Waqqas. Burmese Muslims too traced their origin to Amir Hamza (who were in north Arakan) for some time, before 625 AD and Muhamad al-Hanafiyya bin Ali (685-710 AD) who married local queen Khaya Para. The tomb of the couple (Hanafiyya and Khaya Pari) is still there in Maungdaw, north of Arakan (of Burma, Myanmar now) which is eastern border of Manipur (India). You can just visit and check out its veracity. (just click search engine of Google and you will find everything).
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I thought you wrote CHAIRMAN mosque!
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okay.....and your point...?
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Yes, Kerala had Judaism, Christianity, and Islam there long before any where in S. Asia. Even long before parts of Middle East and Europe matter a fact.
Semitic people have been trading with Keralite(still to this day) LONG before Christianity or Islam.
Even the Jewish people escaped to Kerala because of the persecution from the Babylonians, and later the Arabs.
Semitic people have been trading with Keralite(still to this day) LONG before Christianity or Islam.
Even the Jewish people escaped to Kerala because of the persecution from the Babylonians, and later the Arabs.
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Mappila Muslims have different sections. "Syed" position is handled by Panakkad Family Who claims to be the progeny of the prophet. Infact, no Syeds..instead "Thangals" are the top men. they claim arab(yemen) origin. Mappilas follow Shafi School generally. Other Muslim groups in near by states are Hanafis..
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How can there be any man more ancient than Islam when Adam AS was a Muslim and a supposedly a prophet to boot?
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None. Posts in Members' Club don't count so we can argue that they don't have to matter either!
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They shouldnt have changed the structure instead preserved it in its original state...
Kerala is beautiful... truely Gods own country..
Kerala is beautiful... truely Gods own country..
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