Do you know that there are thousands of people in Kerala who read like Malayalam and write like Arabic? Arabi Malayalam is a special language that the Muslims of Malabar invented due to their deep connection with the Arab merchants of the middle east.

Many researchers have different opinions about the first mosque in India. Most of them say it is the Cheraman Perumal Mosques of Kerala. Researchers like Dr. Nandini Krishna say that Keelakarai's old "Meen Kada Palli" was built a year before Cheraman Perumal mosque.

An Arabian art slowly travelled to the west coast of India. The people who were on the shore embraced it with their hearts. They began to play that in their own way. Gradually, they mastered it and even invented a new form of art that overshadowed even Arabian art. They called it Duffumuttu, without it, they cannot even think about Meeladunnabi