Khutba Periya Palli, Kayalpattinam
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| Khutba Periya Palli (Al Jami'ul Kabeer) | |
|---|---|
(குத்பா பெரிய பள்ளி, காயல்பட்டினம்) | |
 The main entrance to the mosque in 2021 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Friday mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Nainar Street, Kayalpattinam, Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
  Location of the mosque in Tamil Nadu | |
| Geographic coordinates | 8°34′03″N 78°07′38″E / 8.567394052178084°N 78.12709988514041°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Style | Dravidian |
| Founder | Muhammad Khalji (832) |
| Funded by | Sultan Sayyid Jamaluddin (1336) |
| Completed | |
| Inscriptions | Two (maybe more) |
| Website | |
| jummaperiyapalli | |
The Khutba Periya Palli, also known as the Al Jami'ul Kabeer (Tamil: குத்பா பெரிய பள்ளி, காயல்பட்டினம், romanized: Grand Jumu'ah Masjid, lit. 'Big Juma Mosque') and as the Periya Khutba Palli, is a Friday mosque, located in Kayalpattinam, in the Thoothukudi district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
Architecture
The mosque along with the others in the town, is one of the greatest examples how Dravidian architecture influenced on Islamic architecture.[6] The mosque has the special name "Aayirangal Thoon Palli".[citation needed] There is a large cemetery located adjacent to the mosque, that contains the tombs of the Malabar Sultans, an independent Muslim sultanate also called the Madhurai Sultanate, established during the 14th century on the Coromandel Coast and lasted for less than 50 years before it was terminated by the Hindu Vijayanagara Empire.[6] It is claimed that 25,000 saints were buried in the cemetery.[3]
