Džamija

Podigao je Hadži Ismail Lekić, iz gradskog bratstva Mehmednikića, 1804. godine.

Na kamenoj ploči iznad ulaznih vrata džamije napisan je, arapsko‐turskim pismom, tarih koji govori kada je i ko zidao džamiju. Slova su čitka, poredjana u dva reda, a na ploči je napisan sljedeći tekst:

“U ime Boga, opšteg dobročinitelja Milostivog,

ovu zgradu počeo je praviti do Sudnjeg dana

da bude u njoj svjetlosti

i Božjom pomoći bi dovršena,

u kojoj ce radi duše mrtvoga do njenog opstanka rahmet uživati

onaj koji je podigao ovu zadužbinu, a to je Hadži Smail 1219/1807.

Neka Bog bude zadovoljan ovim njegovim radom, na Sudnjem danu,

Neka mu duši valjadne

I neka je sačuva od paklene vatre”.

Sama građevina je čisto funkcionalna, bez estetskih pretenzija. To je u osnovi jednostvana, pravougaona zgrada sa vitkim minaretom. Na pročelju je naknadno dograđen predprostor u vidu zatvorenog drvenog trijema. Oko džamije je ograđeno dvorište gdje se nalaze grobovi nikšičkih muslimana, boraca iz prošlog rata.

Džamija u Nikšiću svjedoči o vremenu turske vladavine na ovim prostorima, a ujedno predstavlja znak tolerancije i skladnog života više vjera i konfesija. Kroz njenu istoriju se uči i o razvoju grada Nikšića, kako pod Turskom, tako i pod Crnogorskom vlašću.

Na prostoru današnje Opštine Nikšiću vrijeme turske vladavine postojale su još džamije u Grahovu (nije poznata godina gradnje), Nudolu kod izvora Sivik (podignuta 1817. godine) i u Kazancima (podigao je Osman paša Kazanac‐Papović, 1688.godine). Od ovih džamija ostao je samo dio minareta džamije u Kazancima (Golija).

The Mosque

The mosque in Niksic is one of the four mosques that existed in the town at the Turkish times. It is the only one preserved out of the four, and is located in the part of the town known as Grudska Mahala.

It is erected in 1804, by Hadji Ismail Lekic, from the town’s family Mehmednikic.

In the stone plaque, above the entrance door of the mosque, a tarih (inscription) is written in Arab – Turkish letter, and it says when and who erected the mosque. The letters are legible, arranged in two rows, with the following lines written:

“In the name of God, general merciful benefactor,

This building started to be built, until Judgment Day

To keep the light,

And with God’s help completed,

In which for his soul, until its survival, peace will enjoy

He who raised this legacy and that is Hadji Smail, 1219/1807.

May God be pleased with his work, on the Judgment Day,

May it serve well to his soul And save it from hellfire. “

The building itself is purely functional, with no aesthetic pretensions. It is basically a very simple, rectangular building with a slender minaret. At the front, a hall in the form of a closed wooden porch is subsequently erected. An enclosed garden with the graves of Niksic Muslim fighters from the latest war, surrounds the mosque.

The mosque in Niksic stands as a witness of the time of Turkish rule in this area, but also a sign of tolerance and harmonious life of several religions and confessions. Its history serves as a teacher of the development of the town of Niksic, both under Turkey, and under the Montenegrin government.

In the area of today's Municipality of Niksic, during the Turkish rule, there were also mosques in Grahovo (year of construction unknown), in Nudo, close to Sivik spring (built in 1817), and in Kazanci (built by Osman Pasha Kazanac-Papovic in 1688). Out of all these mosques only a part of the minaret of a mosque in Kazanci has remained (Golija).