Muchundi Mosque (Malayalam: മുച്ചുന്തിപ്പള്ളി Muccunti Palli, formerly Muchiyan/Machinde/Muchandi Palli[1]) is a mosque located at Kuttichira, in the city of Kozhikode (Calicut) in the Indian state of Kerala. Kuttichira is the medieval Muslim quarter in the city of Calicut.[2][3][4] It is situated south of Mishkal Mosque, Kuttichira Tank and the Kuttichira Jum'ah Masjid. The mosque does not conduct the jum'ah prayers – the special noon service on Friday that all adult, male, free Muslims are obliged to attend.
The current mosque structure is built in Kerala architectural style, without minarets, domes or arches. Roof of the mosque contains elaborate calligraphy of the Qur'anic verses, decorated with carved flowers on the side.[5] It is reasonable to assume that the foundations must have supported one of the oldest mosques in Kozhikode.[5][3]
Muchundi Mosque holds a granite inscription datable to c. 13th century AD.[6] The inscription is the only surviving document recording endowment by a Hindu king (the Zamorin of Calicut) to the Muslims of Kerala.[3] As per the inscription, the mosque was established by certain Shahab al-din Raihan. Historians tentatively assume that "Muchiyan" might be the Old Malayalam name given to Raihan by the people of Kozhikode. Raihan must have been a wealthy Arab merchant settled at Kozhikode.[3][2] A medieval Muslim aristocratic house called "Muchintakam" is situated close to the mosque. A traditional jaram – a mausoleum/tomb – called "Muchiyante Jaram" is also found near the mosque.[2] The Zamorins of Calicut remained the protectors of the mosque throughout the medieval times. The salary of the qadi of the mosque was paid by from Kozhikode.[5]
The mosque is sometimes associated with Shaikh Zain-ud-Din Makhdum II, the 16th century polymath, and the famous author of Tuhafat al-Mujahidin.[7]
^Madras High Court (Muthala Kandi Katturi Koya Molla vs Palli Veetil Abu Baker on 16 July 1912) Equivalent citations: 17 Ind Cas 386 Author: S Aiyar Bench: S Aiyar, S Aiyar [1]
^ abcNarayanan, M. G. S, 'The Zamorin's Gift to the Muccunti Mosque' in Cultural Symbiosis in Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Historical Society, 1972.
^ abcdM. G. S. Narayanan. "Kozhikkodinte Katha". Malayalam/Essays. Mathrubhumi Books. Second Edition (2017) ISBN 978-81-8267-114-0
^Kerala Tourism Kuttichira (Calicut)
^ abcSakkeer Hussian. E. M. (2016) "ADVENT OF ISLAM IN KERALA AND SOCIAL HARMONY AS REFLECTED IN MANUSCRIPTS" Centre for Manuscriptology Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit (Kerala) [2]
^Proceedings - Indian History Congress, 59th Session Patiala. Indian History Congress (1999) pp. 396 - 402
^TwoCircles.net. "Historical mosques of Malabar | TwoCircles.net". twocircles.net. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
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