The compound has three gates; one in west which opens way to Panayapilly, second in south which opens way to Goldenmukku and Kochangadi, and the main gate in the eastern side of compound, which opens way to Angadi, which in turn leads the way to Jew Street and Mattancherry Bazaar towards the north and to Chullickal towards south. The graveyard near the gate towards the south houses a few old and important gravestones.
The support beams of the mosque are made of timber. Legend has it that a Jewish merchant who overheard the Sufi saint Syed Mau Lana Bukhari Thangal reciting the Old Testament to his followers, decided to donate the timber for the construction of this mosque. The Tamil and Arabic inscriptions right above the three doors which leads to the central prayer hall.
The mosque is intrinsically linked with the history of the Naina family.[5][6]
