Arab traders bring Islam to the Malabar Coast. The Cheraman Perumal mosque (traditionally 629 CE) is said to be India's first mosque. Trade, not conquest, drives early Islamic spread in India.
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Arab traders bring Islam to the Malabar Coast. The Cheraman Perumal mosque (traditionally 629 CE) is said to be India's first mosque. Trade, not conquest, drives early Islamic spread in India.