*Thajuddin (R.A)*known as*cheraman perumal*The First Indian to accept IslamCheraman Perumal, (Tajuddin. r.a) king of india-Kodungallur, Kerala (AD 622-628. Hijra 1-7) was the first Indian to accept Islam. Many historians have recorded this fact in their writings.Keralais a state ofIndia.The state stretches for 360 miles (580 kilometers) along the Malabar Coast on the southwestern side of the Indian peninsula. King Chakrawati Farmas of Malabar was a Cheraking, Cheraman perumal of Kodungallure. He is recorded tohave seen the moon split. The incident is documentedHamidulla writes inMuhammad Rasoolullahin a manuscript kept at the India Office Library, London, reference number: Arabic, 2807, 152-173 A group of Muslim merchant passing by Malabar on their way to China spoke to the king about how God had supported the Arabian prophet with the miracle of splitting of the moon. The shocked king said he had seen itwith his own eyes as well, deputized his son, and left for Arabia to meet the Prophet in person.He embraced Islam at the hand of the Prophetandwhen returning home, at the direction of the Prophet, died at the port of Zafar, Yemen,(Present salalah Oman) where the tomb of the Indian king was piously visited for many centuries.(Rowdha Shareef Video add in bottom of the site)A tradition of the Holy Prophethas also been reported from one of the companions,Abu Saeed alKhudri (r.a),regarding the arrival of Cheraman Perumal(tajuddin r.a )i read the hadees in saheehain al mustadrak reported by Al Imam Al Hafiz Abi Abdillah ALHAKIM -vol 4 chap 33 kitabul athama page 241The original page of the hadeesfreewebs/mohdiqbal/apps/photos/photo.jsp?photoID=4586821click below full veiwThe king met the prophet at Jeddah on Thursday 27th Shawwal, six yeas before Hijrah (617 A.D.) . He embraced Islamand accepted the name Tajuddin ( the crown ofthe faith) . After remaining in Arabia for few years the king returned to Malabar, but on the way he died at Shahar Muqalla in Yemen on Monday Ist Muharram in the first year of Hijrah (622 A.D.)68 . details from dr.hussain randathani.. u can see his link down....>>toomany details are available on websites )mostly from arabic forum( about the history of sahabi rasool )s.a(from India..below somearabic forum links.. visitforum.te3p/314427.htmlal-ql3ah.net/vb/showthread.php?t=1258one of the unbelievable arabic link about daughter of malikul hind thajuddin (r.a)vb.al-mehdyoon.org/t6264-post29076.htmlnoon-52/vb/showthread.php?t=3659more history and old picture gallery ..... visit this site cheramanmosque/index.htmlAdvent of Islam.It is difficult to estimate the exact date when the Indo - Arab relations began. History has it that about 2200 years ago, Arabs used to visit Kerala to sell pepper, sandalwood, elephant horns. It is through Arabs, the Christianity and Judaism reached Kerala first. They had settled long before the arrival of Prophet. As Islams glory became established in Arabia, the relation was strengthened day by day. A group of Arabs arrive at KeralaA group of Arabs set to visit Ceylon (present day Sri Lanka) where it was believed to have the footsteps of Prophet Adam. On the way, they landed at Kerala.Cheruman Perumal, who was the king of Kodungallur, sent his men to investigate the matter. Sheikh Sahirudhin Ibn Baqiudhin Al Madani, one among the team,replied, We are Arabs, We are Muslims. Wehave landed here while on the way to Ceylon. The king, whod earlier heard of Islam, became more curious to hear directly from the inhabitants of Madina- the center of Islam. Sahirudhin replied positively to all the questions. The king wasoverjoyed to learn more about the new faith and converted to it on the spot.Cheraman Perumal left for Makkah after embracing Islam. Before leaving, he divided his kingdom among his son-in-lawsand relatives.............................more detailsvisit...jaihoon/watan/perumalfirst.htmtheislamshow.weebly/6/post/2011/01/-moon-splitting-is-the-truth-almighty-allah-is-the-best-planner.htmlgookitab al mustadrak saheehain .... by Imam hafiz AlHakimCheraman juma masjid after renavationBuilt in 629 AD, this is the first Mosque in India and the second in the world where Juma prayers werestarted. People from far and near irrespective of caste and creed visitthis holy place and pay their homage. This Mosque is unique in that, while Mosques all over the world face towards Mecca, this one faces away from it towards the opposite direction. The Mosque washome to some of the leading Islamic scholars who influenced thereligion and its uniqueness was demonstrated recently,see the video clipyoutube/watch?v=lhzqaKFTwlwWorld*s second oldest juma mosque is in IndiaBrowsing through the annals of the royal family of the Samudris (Zamorins to western historians) the traditional rulers of north Kerala from 7th century A.D to British days, I was intrigued by oneparagraph, which stated There is the practice of receiving pan (betel leaf) from a Muslim woman when the King Samudri ascends throne for the first time and telling her I shall guard the sword (kingship) until my uncle returns from Makkah.This custom continued until1890s.Why a Muslim women be given that assurance? I mused, and checking with historians found, that in India, in the 1377-year-old (built in Hijra 7 or 629 A.D.) Cheraman Juma Masjid in Kodungaloor-Kerala,we have Indias oldest Islamic shrine.More important is the fact that it is the worlds second oldest Juma mosque, where the Juma (Friday) prayers have been held for the last 1377 years, since the days of Prophet Mohammed (570-634 A.D.). The first Juma mosque in the world is the Prophets Mosque in Madinah, which is also his memorial tomb.Kodungaloor was the capital of the kings of Kerala, and in 622-628 A.D.(Hijra 1 to 7) the ruler was a great savant, by name Cheraman Perumal Bhaskara Ravi Varma. In those days, the seniormost of the rulers of Kerala was called as Cheraman Perumal.It was here that he was visited by certain Mohammadan pilgrims, whoaccording to tradition, succeeded ininducing the Perumal to turn Mohammadan and undertake the Haj.On the eve of his renunciation of religion, empire and embarkation for Makkah, he is reputed to have distributed Kerala among the many Hindu princes whose scions ruled it until 1947. The founder of the Samudri dynasty, a nephew of the departing monarch, was one of the beneficiaries. Hence it became obligatory for all his descendants toassert to the Muslim woman as representative of the religion to which the Perumal had converted himself, that the new ruler was only the agent of the Perumal.Why did the Perumal convert himself into a follower of Prophet MohammedM. Hamiddullah writes in Mohammed Rasoolullah,quoting some old manuscripts from India Office Library (ref no. Arabic, 2607, 152-173) Vol.16 (06): There is a very old tradition in Malabar, southwest Coast of India that Chakrawati Farmas (perhaps another name for denoting Cheraman Perumal) one of their kings, had observed splitting of the moon, the celebrated miracle of the Holy Prophetat Makkah, and learning on inquiry that this was a symbol of the coming of a Messenger of God from Arabia, he appointed his nephew regent and set out to meet him. The love for Holy Prophet grew in his heart and he became the earliest Muslim convert of present day India.This Moon Splitting is also mentioned in the hadith. As per narrations of Abdullah bin Masud: During the lifetime of the Prophet, the moon was split into two parts and on that the Prophet said, Bear witness (to thus). (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Virtues and Merits of the Prophet and his Companions,Volume 4, Book 56, Number 830)To continue with the words of Hamidullah, Cheraman Perumal embraced Islam at the hand of Prophet. A tradition of the Holy Prophet has also been reported from one of the companions, Abu Saeed Al Khudri,(r.a) regarding the arrival of Cheraman Perumal a kingfrom India presented the Messenger of God with a bottle of pickle that had ginger in it. The Holy Prophet distributed it among his companions. I also received a piece
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