[3] [4][5][6] Muslims believe that Cheraman Perumal went to Mecca from an erstwhile province named Poya Nadu(Governed by feudal governors named Randuthara Achanmar. The region comprices Edakkad, Anjarakkandy, Mavilayi etc.) now in Kannur district. Evidence pertaining to existence and conversion of cheraman perumal is not available.The entire myth has no validity as characters of the myth namely cheraman perumal lived around the time of prophet mohammed while his nephew who became Ali raja lived around the 18th century period of zamorin and british east india company.[7]