<![CDATA[This paper aims to analyses various points in histories of Kerala and Arab states as well as how Islam arrived and developed in the south of India. They expose the historical conducts of trade that later created corridors for the interchange of cultural and social more and ideas between Kerala and Arabia. The geographic location of Kerala and the developments that it endowed, strongly supported the social permeation of new ideologies, especially through an Arab influence which shaped the formation of Mapila culture. Eminent personalities such as Malik ibn Dinar one of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) had a greater impact in the propagation of Islam in to Kerala, his visit to Kerala can be called as one of the turning points of the religious map of Kerala. This a rather elaborate reiteration of the historical story of Cheraman Perumal, the supposed Kerala king who probably converted to Islam after meeting some Arab merchants; it is added to the long history of such interaction, or rather the historic Cheraman Masjid that is today recognized as India’s first mosque. Further analysis centered in this paper on the philosophical and religious aspects of Islam in Kerala. The paper follows the process of giving influence of the Sufi teachings on the Muslim community and the changes they brought at the time of their arrival in marine areas in terms of beliefs and practices as well as their routines. Books like Tuhfat al-Mujahidin describe about the role of Kerala in Islamic education with explanation from Makhdum family Qazis of Calicut and elite groups such as Ba Alavis and Bukharis maintain. Islamic legal or spiritual practices in Gods Own Country. These complementary themes reflect the process of exchanges of knowledge and culture between the Arabian Peninsula and the province of Kerala and map out the development of Islamic thought in this complex and important area.]]>
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