Talk:Cheraman Juma Masjid

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[edit] Factual Accuracy Disputed

The claim that it is the oldest mosque in India has no general acceptance. The sources quoted are not reliable. Conversion of King Cheraman Perumal and his pilgrimage to Mecca and subsequent death there are not attached much credence by the historians. The caption for the image is patent nonsense. It is not the original structure. The mosque underwent several renovation over centuries. No image of the original structure is available. 59.91.253.14 07:26, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Unreliable source

One of the sources, http://www.iosworld.org/interview_cheramul.htm, provides several instances patently wrong information. Kasaragode is not in Karnataka and a the interviewee, a Keralite, couldn't have said so. The claim that original structure of the mosque is intact is either based on misconception or tendentious. The interview is thoroughly unprofessional and lacks circumstantial information. Cheraman dividing his kingdom is pure myth rejected by all historians of note and there is no point in rehashing the nonsense here.