Malik, son of Dinar

Not to be confused with Malik al-Dar.

Malik, son of Dinar
Historian, Theologian
Born	Kabul
Died	c. 748 C.E.
Honored in	Islam
Influences	Muhammad, Hasan of Basra

Mālik bin Dīnār (Arabic: مالك بن دينار‎) (died 748 CE)^[1][2] was a Tabi‘in. He is mentioned as a reliable traditionist, transmitting from such author­ities as Malik ibn Anas and Ibn Sirin. He was the son of a Persian slave from Kabul who became a disciple of Hasan al-Basri.^[3][4] He died at the age of ninety in Basra.

The first Indian mosque is thought to have been built in 629 A.D, purportedly at the behest of Rama Varma Kulashekhara is a Chera dynasty ruler, who is considered the first Indian Muslim, during the lifetime of Muhammad in Kodungallur, in district of Thrissur, Kerala by Malik Bin Deenar.^[5][6][7]

Below is the picture of Mazar of Hazrat Malik Dinar (RA)

See also

• Cheraman Juma Masjid

References

1. ^ Al-Hujwiri, "Kashf al-Mahjoob", 89
2. ^ Ibn Nadim, "Fihrist", 1037
3. ^ Al-Hujwiri, "Kashf al-Mahjoob", 89
4. ^ Ibn Nadim, "Fihrist", 1037
5. ^ -Cheraman Juma Masjid A Secular Heritage
6. ^ Bahrain tribune World’s second oldest mosque is in India
7. ^ -A mosque from a Hindu king