Kulathu Palli Mosque, Thengapattinam, Kanyakumari
Kulathu
Palli Mosque is located at Thengapattinam Village in Kanyakumari District of
Tamilnadu. This Mosque is located to the west of Thengapattinam Village. Thengapattinam
has the unique and rare distinction of being one of the few first places in
India where Islam was propagated and accepted during the time of Prophet
Muhammad. Islam got firmly rooted here due to the peaceful propagation of the
great spiritual leader Malik ibn Deenar (rah) who came from Arabia in the 7th
century through Kodungalur in Kerala. His Arabic team built a big mosque here
made of hard rocks which is known here as ‘valiapalli’.
The
ancient Arabic history book ‘Rihlathul Muluk’ states that the headquarters of
Syed Ubaithath Kazhi’ appointed as the religious propaganda secretary of the
district was located here. Many Islamic religious scholars later came to this
place to propagate Islam. The Mosque is located at about 750 meters from
Thengapattanam Bus Stop, 1 Km from Thengapattanam Beach, 4 Kms from Keezhkulam,
7 Kms from Munchirai, 14 Kms from Marthandam, 13 Kms from Kuzhithurai, 14 Kms
from Kollemcode, 17 Kms from Colachel, 20 Kms from Eraniel, 21 Kms from Thuckalay,
40 Kms from Nagercoil, 55 Kms from Kanyakumari and 52 Kms from Thiruvananthapuram.
Nearest Railway Stations are located at Kuzhithurai and Eraniel. Nearest
Airport is located at Thiruvananthapuram.