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Central Mahallu Jama'ath

mosque in India

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The Central Mahallu Jama'ath, also called Central Mahallu Juma Masjid, is a Friday mosque in Muvattupuzha, in Kerala's Ernakulam district, India. It serves a Shafi'i Sunni congregation and stands next to the Kavumkara market. It is often abbreviated as CMJ.

The congregation states that it works to reduce poverty and disease, to support poor and vulnerable people, to address unemployment and to bring about educational reforms. Its activities centre mainly on social and welfare work.

History

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The land for the mosque was bought in early 1927. The first Friday prayer was held in the mosque building on 19 February of that year.

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The Central Mahallu Juma Masjid (Hindi: सेंट्रल महल्लु जुमा मस्जिद, मूवाट्टुपुड़ा), also known as Central Mahallu Jama'ath, is a Shafi'i Sunni Friday mosque, located in Muvattupuzha, in the Ernakulam district of the state of Kerala, India. The mosque is located adjacent to the Kavumkara market.

Abbreviated as CMJ, the congregation aims to purge poverty and diseases, and assists poor and helpless people by eradicating unemployment, instituting educational reforms, and leading the Islamic society in the path of glory. The CMJ mainly focuses on social and welfare activities.

The land for the mosque was purchased in early 1927; and on 19 February 1927 (27 Sha'aban 1346 AH), the first Jumu'ah Namaz was held in the mosque building.

Source: Wikipedia, article “Central Mahallu Juma Masjid”; quoted unchanged under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Read more on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0

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