Gen Miskit

Gen Miskit
Gen Miskit
ގެން މިސްކިތް
	Gen Miskit in 1984
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Rite	Sunni / Sufism
Location
Location	Dhadimagu, Fuvahmulah
State	Gnaviyani Atoll
Country	Maldives
Geographic coordinates	0°17′54.1″S 73°25′37.1″E / 0.298361°S 73.426972°E
Architecture
Style	Traditional Maldivian architecture
Date established	c. 1300

Gen Miskit (Dhivehi: ގެން މިސްކިތް; alternatively spelled as Gemmiskiy) is one of the oldest mosque in the Maldives built c. 1300^[1]^[2] (before 1378).^[3] It is made of coral stone and was built straight after the conversion to Islam.^[4] It's noted that this mosque isn't facing towards the Qibla.^[3]

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 but in a Monograph written by H.C.P. Bell, Fuvahmulah has 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

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]

Gemmiskiy Shrine

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]

Gemmiskiy 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.^[5] It shares similarities with the baths in monasteries in Pokna and Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka.^[5]

Gemmiskiy Well

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]

Shrine, Gen Miskiy
Veyo, Gen Miskiy
Unmarked grave, Gen Miskiy

References

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

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[1] Sholeh, Muhammad (9 April 2021). "Mengenal Gen Miskit, Masjid Karang Pertama di Maldives" [Get to Know Gen Miskit, Maldives' First Coral Mosque]. Faktual News (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 January 2022.

[:0-2] Solih, Aishath Shuba (2 April 2024). "Fuvahmulah City – The Days of the Past and Reigning Ramadan Rituals". The Edition. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

[:2-3] "ާއާސާރީ މިސްކިތް ތަކުގެ ލިސްޓް" [List of ancient mosques] (PDF). Ministry of Islamic Affairs (in Divehi). p. 26. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

[coralstonemosquesmv-4] Mauroof, Mohamed Jameel; Ahmad, Yahaya. Coral Stone Mosques of Maldives: The Vanishing Legacy of the Indian Ocean. ORO Editions. ISBN 9780986281846. ^{[page needed]}

[:1-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Gemmiskiy". Visit Fuvahmulah. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

[:3-6] "ފުވައްމުލަކު ގެން މިސްކިތާއި ހަތަރުކަނުގައި ހަތަރު ރަހަލާކަމަށް ބުނާ ވަޅު" [The well in Fuvahmulah's Gen Miskit has four different unique tastes]. ThePress (in Divehi). 10 April 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

[:4-7] Hassan, Muneeru (3 September 2015). "ގެންމިސްކިތް: ފުވައްމުލަކުގެ އެންމެ ފުރަތަމަ މިސްކިތް" [Gen Miskit: Fuvahmulah's first mosque]. Sun (in Divehi). Retrieved 20 June 2024.

[8] Hassan, Nimaa (12 March 2023). "ފުވައްމުލަކުގެ އާސާރުތައް ނުބެލެހެއްޓި ނެތިދަނީ". Adhadhu (in Divehi). Retrieved 20 June 2024.

[9] "FUVAHMULAH HISTORY". Fuvahmulah City. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

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