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Post-Independence of India: Apply Gen fix(es), typo(s) fixed: In 8 February 2001 → On 8 February 2001

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'''Guru ki Maseet''', also known as '''Guru's Mosque''', is a historical [[mosque]] that was constructed by sixth Sikh Guru, [[Guru Hargobind|Guru Hargobind Sahib]] at request of local Muslims of [[Sri Hargobindpur]].<ref>Page 39, '''Sharing the Sacra: The Politics and Pragmatics of Intercommunal Relations around Holy Places''';Glenn Bowman; Berghahn Books; 15 Jul 2012</ref><ref>Page 432, Competition Science Vision; Jun 2002; 136 pages; Vol. 5, No. 52;Published by Pratiyogita Darpan</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2010/08/18/in_indias_punjab_a_rebuilt_mosque_stirs_hope.html|title=Rebuilt mosque stirs hope in indias punjab|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=January 3, 2019}}</ref> Situated in Sri Hargobindpur town on the banks of [[River Beas]], it is recognized as a historic site by [[UNESCO]].

==History==
In December, 1634 Guru Hargobind Sahib fought a fierce battle against [[Mughal Army|Mughal]] forces near the River Beas.<ref>History of [http://www.worldgurudwaras.com/gurdaspur/gurudwara-damdama-sahib-sri-hargobindpur Gurdwara Damdama Sahib]: Battle of Sri Hargobindpur</ref><ref>Details of ''SRI GOBINDPUR. or SRI HARGOBINDPUR'': [http://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/other-historical-places/punjab/sri-gobindpur-or-sri-hargobindpur The Sikh Eencyclopedia]</ref> Although heavily outnumbered, the Guru was victorious. Guru Sahib decided to stay there for a while, and soon a settlement grew up at this location. The settlement expanded into a town which became known as [[Sri Hargobindpur]] (-pur, being a suffix for "place of").

This mosque has existed in this location since the period of the sixth Guru.

==Post-Independence of India==
With the turmoil of the partitioning of India in 1947 and the mass movement of people, the mosque fell into a state of neglect and disrepair. In time the care of the Masjid fell into the hands of a group a Nihang Singhs who installed the Sikh scripture [[Guru Granth Sahib]] in the one-time Masjid. For many years, the mosque was maintained by [[Nihang]]s.<ref>''The sites are a Muslim shrine, the Dargah of Baba Shah Badr Diwan, which is in the care of the Christian community of Masania and a mosque, the Guru Ki Maseet in Sri Hargobindpur, which is being cared for by Nihang Sikhs.'': Krishna Temple - [http://www.unescobkk.org/?id=2133 World Heritage UNESCO Bangkok]</ref>

On 8 February 2001 a "Memorandum of Understanding" (MoU) was signed by Kirtan Singh, the chief of the [[Tarna dal]] - the Sikh caretakers of the mosque, and the Punjab Waqf Board<ref>''Guru Ki Maseet'': [http://www.info-sikh.com/MassPage1.html Info-Sikh Website]</ref> and Muslims perform their prayers at the mosque. Dr. Mohammed Rizwan-ul-Haq, Punjab Waqf Board Administrator, described the MoU as ''an international event which would pave the way for strengthening communal harmony in the country''.

==References==
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[[Category:Gurdwaras in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Gurdaspur]]

Guru Ki Maseet - Revision history

>Nat965: /* Post-Independence of India */Apply Gen fix(es), typo(s) fixed: In 8 February 2001 → On 8 February 2001