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{{Short description|Sunni mosque in Fuvahmulah, Maldives}}
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[[File:Gen-miskit1984.jpg|thumb|right|Gen Miskit in 1984]]
{{Infobox mosque
| name = Gen Miskit
| native_name = {{langx|dv|ގެން މިސްކިތް}}
| native_name_lang =
| religious_affiliation = [[Sunni Islam]]
| sect = [[Sufism]]
| status = [[Mosque]]
| functional_status = Active
| image = Gen-miskit1984.jpg
| image_upright = 1.4
| caption = Gen Miskit in 1984
| coordinates = {{coord|0|17|54.1|S|73|25|37.1|E|type:landmark_region:MV|display=inline,title}}
| location = [[Dhadimagu]], [[Fuvahmulah]], [[Gnaviyani Atoll]]
| country = [[Maldives]]
| map_type = Maldives
| map_size = 250
| map_relief = 1
| map_caption = Location of the mosque in the [[Maldives]]
| architecture_style = Traditional Maldivian architecture
| established = {{circa|1300}}
| materials = Stone; [[sandstone]]
}}
The '''Gen Miskit'''{{efn|alternatively spelled as '''Gemmiskiy'''.}} ({{Langx|dv|ގެން މިސްކިތް}}) is a [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] [[Islam]] [[mosque]], located in the district of [[Dhadimagu]], in [[Fuvahmulah]], on the [[Gnaviyani Atoll]], in the [[Maldives]]. Built in {{circa|1300}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Sholeh|first=Muhammad|date=9 April 2021|url=https://faktualnews.co/2021/04/09/mengenal-gen-miskit-masjid-karang-pertama-di-maldives/259266/|title=Mengenal Gen Miskit, Masjid Karang Pertama di Maldives|work=Faktual News|access-date=27 January 2022|language=id|trans-title=Get to Know Gen Miskit, Maldives' First Coral Mosque}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Solih |first=Aishath Shuba |date=2 April 2024 |title=Fuvahmulah City – The Days of the Past and Reigning Ramadan Rituals |url=https://edition.mv/features/32693 |access-date=19 June 2024 |work=[[The Edition]]}}</ref> and before 1378,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=ާއާސާރީ މިސްކިތް ތަކުގެ ލިސްޓް |trans-title=List of ancient mosques |url=https://islamicaffairs.gov.mv/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/aasaaree-miskiy.pdf |access-date=20 June 2024 |website=[[Ministry of Islamic Affairs (Maldives)|Ministry of Islamic Affairs]] |page=26 |language=dv}}</ref> it is one of the oldest mosques in the Maldives. The mosque is made of coral stone and was built straight after the conversion to Islam.<ref name="coralstonemosquesmv">{{Cite book |last=Mauroof |first=Mohamed Jameel |title=Coral Stone Mosques of Maldives: The Vanishing Legacy of the Indian Ocean |last2=Ahmad |first2=Yahaya |publisher=ORO Editions |isbn=9780986281846}} {{Page number|date=June 2024}}</ref> The mosque is not facing towards the [[Qibla]].<ref name=":2" />


== Overview ==
'''Gen Miskit''' is the oldest [[mosque]] in the Maldives built {{circa|1300}}. It is made of coral stone and was built straight after the conversion to Islam.<ref name="coralstonemosques">Mauroof Jameel and Yahaya Ahmad (2016). ''Coral Stone Mosques of Maldives: The Vanishing Legacy of the Indian Ocean'', ORO Editions. {{ISBN|9780986281846}}.</ref>
The Gen Miskit is located in the district of [[Dhadimagu]] at the northern end of [[Fuvahmulah]].<ref name=":0" /> It's now a revered site for its historical significance to the island.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Gemmiskiy |url=https://visitfuvahmulah.mv/place/gemmiskiy/ |access-date=19 June 2024 |website=Visit Fuvahmulah}}</ref> It's the first mosque that the residents of the island did their [[Friday prayer]] and [[Eid prayers]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=10 April 2023 |title=ފުވައްމުލަކު ގެން މިސްކިތާއި ހަތަރުކަނުގައި ހަތަރު ރަހަލާކަމަށް ބުނާ ވަޅު |trans-title=The well in Fuvahmulah's Gen Miskit has four different unique tastes |url=https://thepress.mv/143268 |access-date=20 June 2024 |work=ThePress |language=dv}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Hassan |first=Muneeru |date=3 September 2015 |title=ގެންމިސްކިތް: ފުވައްމުލަކުގެ އެންމެ ފުރަތަމަ މިސްކިތް |trans-title=Gen Miskit: Fuvahmulah's first mosque |url=https://sun.mv/60365 |access-date=20 June 2024 |work=Sun |language=dv}}</ref>


There are disputes whether Gemmiskiy is the oldest mosque in the Maldives and in Fuvahmulah, media reports and residents say that it is the oldest. However, in a [[monograph]] written by [[Harry Charles Purvis Bell|H.C.P. Bell]], Fuvahmulah had four mosques prior to Gen Miskit.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /> It is really uncertain.
Gen Miskit is located in the district of [[Dhadimago]] at the northern end of the island.

There has been some concern about the extinction of the mosque due to lack of maintenance by the Fuvahmulah City Council.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hassan |first=Nimaa |date=12 March 2023 |title=ފުވައްމުލަކުގެ އާސާރުތައް ނުބެލެހެއްޓި ނެތިދަނީ |url=https://adhadhu.com/article/35343 |access-date=20 June 2024 |work=Adhadhu |language=dv}}</ref>

== Features ==
The mosque has a communal well, a rectangular ancient circular bath known as ‘''Genmiskiy Veyo''’ and a cemetery with enclosed shrines “''ziyaarat''” of revered religious figures.<ref name=":1" />

=== Shrine ===
A place constructed with sandstone and protected by bricks.<ref name=":1" /> It is also said that the person who built the mosque, [[Addu Atoll|Addu]]'s [[Hulhumeedhoo|Meedhoo]] Abu Bakr Naib Kaleygefaanu, is buried at and Ah Naib Al-Hafiz Abubakr, potentially the first proselytizer of Islam in the island.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 May 2024 |title=FUVAHMULAH HISTORY |url=https://fuvahmulahcity.com/history/fuvahmulah-history/ |access-date=19 June 2024 |website=Fuvahmulah City}}</ref><ref name=":4" />

=== Veu ===
Gemmiskiy Veu or Veyo is a rectangulat bath that is adjacent to the Southeastern wall of the mosque that has waters going down into the waters.<ref name=":1" /> It shares similarities with the baths in [[Monastery|monasteries]] in Pokna and [[Anuradhapura]] in [[Sri Lanka]].<ref name=":1" />

=== Well ===
The well is crafted from sandstones and has unique stories about it.<ref name=":1" /> It is said by the residents of the island that the water tastes really sweet and each corner of the well has a unique taste.<ref name=":3" />

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Shrine in Gen Miskit.jpg|The shrine, at the mosque
Gen Miskit Veyo.jpg|Veyo, at the mosque
Grave at Gen Miskit.jpg|An unmarked grave, at the mosque
</gallery>

== See also ==
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* [[Islam in the Maldives]]
* [[:Category:Mosques in the Maldives|List of mosques in the Maldives]]

== Notes ==
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 11:08, 9 December 2024

Gen Miskit
Dhivehi: ގެން މިސްކިތް
Gen Miskit in 1984
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
SectSufism
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusMosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationDhadimagu, Fuvahmulah, Gnaviyani Atoll
CountryMaldives
Gen Mosque is located in Maldives
Gen Mosque
Location of the mosque in the Maldives
Geographic coordinates0°17′54.1″S 73°25′37.1″E / 0.298361°S 73.426972°E / -0.298361; 73.426972
Architecture
StyleTraditional Maldivian architecture
Date establishedc. 1300
MaterialsStone; sandstone

The Gen Miskit[a] (Dhivehi: ގެން މިސްކިތް) is a Sunni Islam mosque, located in the district of Dhadimagu, in Fuvahmulah, on the Gnaviyani Atoll, in the Maldives. Built in c. 1300[1][2] and before 1378,[3] it is one of the oldest mosques in the Maldives. The mosque is made of coral stone and was built straight after the conversion to Islam.[4] The mosque is not facing towards the Qibla.[3]

Overview

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The Gen Miskit is located in the district of Dhadimagu at the northern end of Fuvahmulah.[2] It's now a revered site for its historical significance to the island.[5] It's the first mosque that the residents of the island did their Friday prayer and Eid prayers.[6][7]

There are disputes whether Gemmiskiy is the oldest mosque in the Maldives and in Fuvahmulah, media reports and residents say that it is the oldest. However, in a monograph written by H.C.P. Bell, Fuvahmulah had four mosques prior to Gen Miskit.[2][6][7] It is really uncertain.

There has been some concern about the extinction of the mosque due to lack of maintenance by the Fuvahmulah City Council.[8]

Features

[edit]

The mosque has a communal well, a rectangular ancient circular bath known as ‘Genmiskiy Veyo’ and a cemetery with enclosed shrines “ziyaarat” of revered religious figures.[5]

Shrine

[edit]

A place constructed with sandstone and protected by bricks.[5] It is also said that the person who built the mosque, Addu's Meedhoo Abu Bakr Naib Kaleygefaanu, is buried at and Ah Naib Al-Hafiz Abubakr, potentially the first proselytizer of Islam in the island.[5][9][7]

Veu

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Gemmiskiy Veu or Veyo is a rectangulat bath that is adjacent to the Southeastern wall of the mosque that has waters going down into the waters.[5] It shares similarities with the baths in monasteries in Pokna and Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka.[5]

Well

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The well is crafted from sandstones and has unique stories about it.[5] It is said by the residents of the island that the water tastes really sweet and each corner of the well has a unique taste.[6]

[edit]
  • The shrine, at the mosque
    The shrine, at the mosque
  • Veyo, at the mosque
    Veyo, at the mosque
  • An unmarked grave, at the mosque
    An unmarked grave, at the mosque

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ alternatively spelled as Gemmiskiy.

References

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  1. ^ Sholeh, Muhammad (April 9, 2021). "Mengenal Gen Miskit, Masjid Karang Pertama di Maldives" [Get to Know Gen Miskit, Maldives' First Coral Mosque]. Faktual News (in Indonesian). Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Solih, Aishath Shuba (April 2, 2024). "Fuvahmulah City – The Days of the Past and Reigning Ramadan Rituals". The Edition. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "ާއާސާރީ މިސްކިތް ތަކުގެ ލިސްޓް" [List of ancient mosques] (PDF). Ministry of Islamic Affairs (in Divehi). p. 26. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  4. ^ Mauroof, Mohamed Jameel; Ahmad, Yahaya. Coral Stone Mosques of Maldives: The Vanishing Legacy of the Indian Ocean. ORO Editions. ISBN 9780986281846. [page needed]
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Gemmiskiy". Visit Fuvahmulah. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "ފުވައްމުލަކު ގެން މިސްކިތާއި ހަތަރުކަނުގައި ހަތަރު ރަހަލާކަމަށް ބުނާ ވަޅު" [The well in Fuvahmulah's Gen Miskit has four different unique tastes]. ThePress (in Divehi). April 10, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c Hassan, Muneeru (September 3, 2015). "ގެންމިސްކިތް: ފުވައްމުލަކުގެ އެންމެ ފުރަތަމަ މިސްކިތް" [Gen Miskit: Fuvahmulah's first mosque]. Sun (in Divehi). Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  8. ^ Hassan, Nimaa (March 12, 2023). "ފުވައްމުލަކުގެ އާސާރުތައް ނުބެލެހެއްޓި ނެތިދަނީ". Adhadhu (in Divehi). Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  9. ^ "FUVAHMULAH HISTORY". Fuvahmulah City. May 2, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
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