Which is the oldest muslim cemetry in indian subcontinent

[-blitzkrieg-]

LOL.

It is a mosque currently in use.

so what..where is its connection to the past its popular for.. another legend...

 

[Mahabahu kaunteya]

so what..where is its connection to the past its popular for.. another legend...

It was established a mosque, at that time also .it has always been a mosque , it says the graves have been used many times since 6th century.
Alas it remains a mystery

 

[Joe Shearer]

so what..where is its connection to the past its popular for.. another legend...

My fault. I should have spelt it out carefully, considering I m addressing a lawyer.

This is a mosque that is thought to be perhaps the second oldest mosque whose existence is recorded. It is still in use.

 

[Mahabahu kaunteya]

IT's sad though

We are a land starved country. Not much space for graves. Construction and redevelopment is happening all the time. Places get dug up. Secondly, we don't do much record keeping of our ancestors therefore after a point no one cares where previous generations were buried. No one visits and the sites are forgotten

 

[Maula Jatt]

the topic is about earliest graveyard not mosque..
and whats the point in bringing in a something not proven so far..
kerala structure you folks are talking about is suspected to be a mosque... it could have been anything..

They'll start digging for murtis in that mosque and start claiming it be an ancient temple

 

[Mahabahu kaunteya]

See the logical explanation is , turks etc used local workmen for their tombs initially .
Like in the mehruli acropolis or in sultan garhi on Delhi, hence the architecture was like older hindu architecture which is not seen in later sultante tombs of khiljis or sayiids and grander mughal monuments like tajmahal down the line in history.
Now those who want to do politics , they do
Hum kya hi karein isme

 

[-blitzkrieg-]

My fault. I should have spelt it out carefully, considering I m addressing a lawyer.

This is a mosque that is thought to be perhaps the second oldest mosque whose existence is recorded. It is still in use.

My fault. I should have spelt it out carefully, considering I m addressing a lawyer.

This is a mosque that is thought to be perhaps the second oldest mosque whose existence is recorded. It is still in use.

Mosques from those times dont look like a 18th century structure

but more like this..

the bhanbhore site’s surface remains represent the best preserved early Islamic urban form in South Asia and the region’s best preserved medieval port.

Port of Banbhore - UNESCO World Heritage Centre

UNESCO World Heritage Centre

whc.unesco.org

It has been recognized as oldest mosque in south asia by UNESCO..
This was a major muslim city of south Asia back then infact the first one...Cheraman and outher indian sites need to prove their case..

 

[Paitoo]

the topic is about earliest graveyard not mosque..
and whats the point in bringing in a something not proven so far..
kerala structure you folks are talking about is suspected to be a mosque... it could have been anything..

All I am saying is that if there were Muslims living there at that time, they would be dying too, and would be needing graveyards. Whether these are still there or not, I don't know. But I get it, OP is asking for ones still intact.

 

[-blitzkrieg-]

They'll start digging for murtis in that mosque and start claiming it be an ancient temple

Unfortunately our people would believe all their stories till the murti comes in..

 

[mulj]

Also , reply if anybody here knows any haunted mughal or earlier monuments in the subcontinent

Are you making list for demolishing or what?

 

[Cookie Monster]

In delhi many places are haunted

Just myths/legends/tall tales...
...in my younger days, I was also curious about seeing such things...

...visited supposedly haunted places, never saw anything.
...lost a bet once with my friends...spent a night in a graveyard due to that...never saw anything.
...used a Ouija board with a group of friends...nothing happened.
No ghost or spirit ever came after me...nor haunted me in any way. Either those stories about them are tall tales...or I'm really not liked by the supernatural beings.

 

[Joe Shearer]

Mosques from those times dont look like a 18th century structure

but more like this..
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the bhanbhore site’s surface remains represent the best preserved early Islamic urban form in South Asia and the region’s best preserved medieval port.

Port of Banbhore - UNESCO World Heritage Centre

UNESCO World Heritage Centre

whc.unesco.org

It has been recognized as oldest mosque in south asia by UNESCO..
This was a major muslim city of south Asia back then infact the first one...Cheraman and outher indian sites need to prove their case..

They need to prove nothing; this is not a competition. There are no prizes to be won. There are no insecure egos to be stroked. For your information, the most recent repairs to the mosque happened only recently; it was not left as a heap of stones but embellished over the centuries as and when it was deemed necessary.

 

[Mahabahu kaunteya]

Are you making list for demolishing or what?

Nothing, much i was just curious.
Basically i wanted to know more about graves of common folks like soldiers etc how they exist etc
It was good to ask, got some insights
Will try to update this thread if in future I get any info etc

 

[Mahabahu kaunteya]

Are you making list for demolishing or what?

Nothing, much i was just curious.
Basically i wanted to know more about graves of common folks like soldiers etc .

Unfortunately our people would believe all their stories till the murti comes in..

This makes no sense whatsoever

 

[Varunastra]

Should you not be asking him to correct it as South Asia? Or do ypu like being trapped in Indian narrative?

What's wrong with Indian subcontinent though? It's the name of a geographic region. There's also Indian ocean and regions named after other countries right?