Arab traders had a history of contact and cordial relations with the rulers and the people of western coastal region of India. In the early days of the advent of Islam a team of Muslim Arab traders, under the leadership of Hazarath Mohammed Malik Bin Dinar, visited the Malabar region and landed at Koranganoor. They attracted the people and the then ruler of Malabar, Raja Cheruman Permal, by their good behaviour, honesty in trade, discipline in dealings and peaceful religious and pious life as per the doctrines of Islam. So, the king provided them with facilities for living, trading and also land for building mosques. Thus 10 mosques were built by the Arabs and Masjid Zeenath Baksh is one amongst them. The meaning of Zeenath Baksh is ‘something that offers beauty’. It is said that Malik Bin Abdullah was a relative of one of the companions (Sahabas) of Prophet Mohammad, which makes the mosque even more revered. Hazarath Moosa Bin Malik, the son of Malik Bin Abdullah, was appointed as ... More

Arab traders had a history of contact and cordial relations with the rulers and the people of western coastal region of India. In the early days of the advent of Islam a team of Muslim Arab traders, under the leadership of Hazarath Mohammed Malik Bin Dinar, visited the Malabar region and landed at Koranganoor. They attracted the people and the then ruler of Malabar, Raja Cheruman Permal, by their good behaviour, honesty in trade, discipline in dealings and peaceful religious and pious life as per the doctrines of Islam. So, the king provided them with facilities for living, trading and also land for building mosques. Thus 10 mosques were built by the Arabs and Masjid Zeenath Baksh is one amongst them. The meaning of Zeenath Baksh is ‘something that offers beauty’. It is said that Malik Bin Abdullah was a relative of one of the companions (Sahabas) of Prophet Mohammad, which makes the mosque even more revered. Hazarath Moosa Bin Malik, the son of Malik Bin Abdullah, was appointed as the first Qazi of this Masjid.