Chempittapally

{{short description|Mosque in Mattancherry, Kochi, Kerala, India}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}

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| location = Mattancherry, Kochangadi, Kochi, Ernakulam district, Kerala

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| religious_affiliation = Sunni Islam

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| founded_by = Syed Moulana Bukhari Thangal

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Chempittapally ({{langx|bn|চেম্পিত্তাপল্লী মসজিদ|Chempitta Palli|Bronze Mosque}};{{Cite web |url=https://www.shabdkosh.com/ml/translate/bronze/bronze-meaning-in-Malayalam-English |title=Bronze – Meaning in Malayalam – bronze in Malayalam |work=Shabdkosh {{!}} ശബ്ദകോശം {{!}} English Malayalam Dictionary |access-date=2019-02-14}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.tourmyindia.com/states/kerala/odathil-palli-masjid-thalassery.html |title=Odathil Palli Masjid Thalassery Kerala |website=tourmyindia.com |access-date=2019-02-14}} {{langx|ar|مسجد شمبتابالي}}), also known as Chembitta Palli and as Chembittapally Juma Masjid, is a Sifi Friday mosque in the Mattancherry neighbourhood, in Kochangadi, Kochi, in the Ernakulam district of the state of Kerala, India.{{Cite web |url=http://www.pilgrimageask.com/kerala/chempittapally-masjid/ |title=Chempittapally Masjid |date=2017-04-22 |website=Pilgrimage Ask |language=en-US |access-date=2019-02-14}} Built between 1520 and 1540, the roof of the mosque was decorated with copper tiles, hence chempitta pally.{{Cite web |url=https://kochicity.keralapolice.gov.in/wings/police_stations/Mattanchery-ps |title=Kochi Cuty: India masjid |work=Kerala Police }} The mosque was built in the Kerala-Islamic style, and is located within a heritage area,{{cite web |url=https://map.sahapedia.org/article/Chembitta-Palli/3533 |title=Chembitta Palli |work=Shapedia |date=February 2022 |access-date=22 January 2025 }} near the MANI-listed Mattancherry Palace.

Overview

The compound has three gates; one in west which opens way to Panayapilly, second in south which opens way to Goldenmukku and Kochangadi, and the main gate in the eastern side of compound, which opens way to Angadi, which in turn leads the way to Jew Street and Mattancherry Bazaar towards the north and to Chullickal towards south. The graveyard near the gate towards the south houses a few old and important gravestones.

The support beams of the mosque are made of timber. Legend has it that a Jewish merchant who overheard the Sufi saint Syed Mau Lana Bukhari Thangal reciting the Old Testament to his followers, decided to donate the timber for the construction of this mosque. The Tamil and Arabic inscriptions right above the three doors which leads to the central prayer hall.

The mosque is intrinsically linked with the history of the Naina family.{{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2022/Sep/09/chembittapally-juma-masjidmandir-styled-masjid-with-copper-roof-2496535.html |title=Chembittapally Juma Masjid: 'Mandir-styled masjid' with copper roof |work=New India Express |date=9 September 2022 |access-date=22 January 2025 }}

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