Indian texts were of great interest during what is regarded as the Islamic Golden Age, when Arabs preserved and transformed ...

In an era when narratives of the past are too often appropriated for divisive ends, the distinction between history and ...

It was built in 629 CE by Malik bin Dinar. Malik bin Dinar was a contemporary of the ruler of Kodungallur, Cheraman Perumal, who had traveled to Mecca and converted to Islam. Cheraman Perumal ...

According to the lore associated with the mosque, Cheraman Perumal, a Chera king, on seeing the moon split into two (lunar eclipse), wanted to glean its meaning and possible ramifications.

One of the stories central to the history of Kerala is that of the king Cheraman Perumal who leaves for Mecca on a pilgrimage, meets the Prophet himself, and converts to Islam. He is given the ...

Kodungalloor, or Muziris, as it was known then, was a major port town under the Chera rule. The belief is that the moque got its name from Cheraman Perumal, a king of the Chera dynasty, which once ...

The archipelago is in the Laccadive Seas off the coast of Kerala. Legend puts the earliest settlers on these islands to the period of Cheraman Perumal – Kerala’s last king of Kerala. Perumal is said ...

Amini, Kalpeni Andrott, Kavaratti and Agatti are the oldest inhabited islands of this archipelago established by King Cheraman Perumal. King Cheraman Perumal converted to Islam in 825 AD because ...

According to local legends, Lakshadweep was first occupied by the people who were on an expedition in search of Cheraman Perumal, a Chera King, who one day slipped out of his capital (present day ...

The first known Hindu to have converted to Islam was a Brahmin king (Cheraman Perumal) from Kerala. Why would an elite Hindu, enjoying all the societal privileges, convert to Islam? Did he desire ...

As extreme heat pummels the Arabian Peninsula, tourists from across the region have been flocking to the southern Omani city of Salalah for the annual Khareef festival, which celebrates Salalah ...