Guru Ki Maseet

Guru Ki Maseet
Guru Ki Maseet
	The former mosque in 1933
Religion
Affiliation	Islam; (17th century–1947); Sikhism; (since the mid-20th century);
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Mosque; (17th century–1947); Gurdwara; (since the mid-20th century);
Status	Abandoned; (as a mosque); Active (as a temple);
Location
Location	Sri Hargobindpur, Gurdaspur Punjab
Country	India
	Location of the former mosque, now Sikh temple, in Punjab
Administration	Muslims (until 1947); Tarna Dal (current);
Geographic coordinates	31°41′14.786″N 75°28′47.347″E / 31.68744056°N 75.47981861°E
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Indo-Islamic
Founder	Guru Hargobind
Completed	17th century

The Guru ki Maseet, also spelt as Guru kī Masīt, alternatively known in English as Guru's Mosque, is a 17th-century former mosque (Punjabi: Masīta) and, since 1947, repurposed as a Sikh gurdwara, located in Sri Hargobindpur, in the Gurdaspur district of the state of Punjab, India. The former mosque was constructed by sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Hargobind Sahib at request of local Muslims.^[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.^[3]

References

^ Bowman, Glenn (15 July 2012). Sharing the Sacra: The Politics and Pragmatics of Intercommunal Relations around Holy Places. Berghahn Books. p. 39.
^ Competition Science Vision. Vol. 5. Pratiyogita Darpan. June 2002. p. 432.
^ ^a ^b Westhead, Rick (18 August 2010). "In India's Punjab, a rebuilt mosque stirs hope". thestar.com. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ ^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.

[1] Bowman, Glenn (15 July 2012). Sharing the Sacra: The Politics and Pragmatics of Intercommunal Relations around Holy Places. Berghahn Books. p. 39.

[2] Competition Science Vision. Vol. 5. Pratiyogita Darpan. June 2002. p. 432.

[Westhead-3] Westhead, Rick (18 August 2010). "In India's Punjab, a rebuilt mosque stirs hope". thestar.com. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[: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.

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