Ponnani Juma Masjid or Ponnani Valiya Jumath Palli located at Ponnani in Malappuram district is a mosque that deserves historical importance in Muslim mosques in Kerala. The Juma Masjid played an important role in the intellectual field of Ponnani, once referred to as the 'Little Mecca' of Malabar. At that time, the mosque was also the headquarters of those seeking knowledge in Ponnani. William Logan has recorded in the second part of his Malabar Manual that the Ponnani Grand Juma Masjid was built by Sheikh Zainuddin Makhdoom in 1510 (Hijra 925) A.D. The interior of the Ponnani Grand Juma Masjid is 90 feet long and 60 feet wide. After the construction of the mosque, Sheikh Zainuddin Makhdoom himself started teaching in the Masjid (Palli dars). This is believed to be the beginning of the 'Palli dars' system in Malabar. There was a tradition to sit around the oil lamp installed inside the mosque, study religion and get the Musliar status from Makhdoom. The way you sit around the oil lamp and get the Musliar status is called 'Sitting before wick lamp'. For this, students used to come from all over Southern India, Indonesia, Malesia, Maldives and Srilanka.

Ponnani Juma Masjid or Ponnani Valiya Jumath Palli located at Ponnani in Malappuram district is a mosque that deserves historical importance in Muslim mosques in Kerala. The Juma Masjid played an important role in the intellectual field of Ponnani, once referred to as the 'Little Mecca' of Malabar. At that time, the mosque was also the headquarters of those seeking knowledge in Ponnani. William Logan has recorded in the second part of his Malabar Manual that the Ponnani Grand Juma Masjid was built by Sheikh Zainuddin Makhdoom in 1510 (Hijra 925) A.D. The interior of the Ponnani Grand Juma Masjid is 90 feet long and 60 feet wide. After the construction of the mosque, Sheikh Zainuddin Makhdoom himself started teaching in the Masjid (Palli dars). This is believed to be the beginning of the 'Palli dars' system in Malabar. There was a tradition to sit around the oil lamp installed inside the mosque, study religion and get the Musliar status from Makhdoom. The way you sit around the oil lamp and get the Musliar status is called 'Sitting before wick lamp'. For this, students used to come from all over Southern India, Indonesia, Malesia, Maldives and Srilanka.