Guru Ki Maseet

Guru Ki Maseet
Guru Ki Maseet
	Photograph of the Guru Ki Maseet dating to 1933
Religion
Affiliation	Islam; Sikhism
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Renovated
Governing body	Local Muslims (original); Tarna Dal (current)
Location
Location	Sri Hargobindpur, Gurdaspur, Punjab, India
Architecture
Style	Indian
Creator	Guru Hargobind
Completed	17th century
Designated as NHL	UNESCO, UNDP-UNV

31°41′14.78576″N 75°28′47.34689″E / 31.6874404889°N 75.4798185806°E / 31.6874404889; 75.4798185806

Guru ki Maseet, also spelt as Guru kī Masīt, alternatively known in English as Guru's Mosque, is a historical mosque (Punjabi: Masīta) that was constructed by sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Hargobind Sahib at request of local Muslims of Sri Hargobindpur.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

History

As per Sikh accounts, Guru Hargobind had constructed a mosque in the eastern part of Sri Hargobindpur overlooking the riverbed for local Muslim settlers of the locality.^[4] Guru Hargobind also built a dharamsāl in Sri Hargobindpur for Hindus.^[4] In the aftermath of the partition of Punjab in 1947, the mosque lay abandoned.^[4] Nihangs took-over the complex and established a gurdwara at the site of the former mosque.^[4]

Restoration work began in 2010 by local Sikhs to renovate the structure.^[5]

References

^ Page 39, Sharing the Sacra: The Politics and Pragmatics of Intercommunal Relations around Holy Places; Glenn Bowman; Berghahn Books; 15 Jul 2012
^ Page 432, Competition Science Vision; Jun 2002; 136 pages; Vol. 5, No. 52;Published by Pratiyogita Darpan
^ "Rebuilt mosque stirs hope in indias punjab". Retrieved 3 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Singh, Gurmukh (2004). Singh, Harbans (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Sikhism. Vol. 4: S–Z (2nd ed.). Patiala: Punjabi University. p. 235. ISBN 817380530X.
^ Westhead, Rick (18 August 2010). "In India's Punjab, a rebuilt mosque stirs hope". thestar.com. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[1] Page 39, Sharing the Sacra: The Politics and Pragmatics of Intercommunal Relations around Holy Places; Glenn Bowman; Berghahn Books; 15 Jul 2012

[2] Page 432, Competition Science Vision; Jun 2002; 136 pages; Vol. 5, No. 52;Published by Pratiyogita Darpan

[3] "Rebuilt mosque stirs hope in indias punjab". Retrieved 3 January 2019.

[:0-4] Singh, Gurmukh (2004). Singh, Harbans (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Sikhism. Vol. 4: S–Z (2nd ed.). Patiala: Punjabi University. p. 235. ISBN 817380530X.

[5] Westhead, Rick (18 August 2010). "In India's Punjab, a rebuilt mosque stirs hope". thestar.com. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

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