Mālik b. Dīnār, مالك بن دينار | |
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 The grave adornment (Mazar) of Malik Dinar | |
| Preacher, Theologian, Mystic, Ascetic | |
| Born | Kufa, Iraq[1] |
| Died | 748 C.E. possibly Thalangara, Kasaragod, Kerala, India |
| Major shrine | Malik Dinar Mosque, Thalangara, Kasaragod, Kerala, India |
| Influences | Ali, Hasan al-Basri |
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Malik Dinar (Arabic: مالك دينار, romanized: Mālik b. Dīnār, Malayalam: മാലിക് ദീനാര്) (died 748 CE)[2] was a Muslim scholar and traveller. He was one of the first known Muslims to have come to India in order to propagate Islam in the Indian Subcontinent after the departure of King Cheraman Perumal.[3][4] Even though historians do not agree on the exact place of his death, it is widely accepted that he died at Kasaragod and that his relics were buried at the Malik Dinar Mosque in Thalangara, Kasaragod. Belonging to the generation of the tabi'i, Malik is called a reliable traditionalist in Sunni sources. He was the son of a slave from Kabul who became a disciple of Hasan al-Basri.[2][3] He died just before the epidemic of plague which caused considerable ravages in Basra in 748-49 CE, with various traditions placing his death either at 744-45 or 747-48 CE.[5]
- ^ Al-Dhahabi, Siyar a`lam al-nubala', vol. 5, p. 362.
- ^ a b Al-Hujwiri, "Kashf al-Mahjoob", 89
- ^ a b Ibn Nadim, "Fihrist", 1037
- ^ "History". Malik Deenar Grand Juma Masjid. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- ^ Pellat, Ch., “Mālik b. Dīnār”, in: Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition, Edited by: P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel, W.P. Heinrichs.