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位于科伦坡利普顿广场的Dewatagaha清真寺,已经成为每个穆斯林家庭耳熟能详的名字,任何穆斯林经过这位圣人的圣陵时,都会停下致敬。

这座拥有150年历史的圣陵,是穆斯林圣人赛义德纳·阿斯-谢赫·乌斯曼·西迪克·伊本·阿卜杜拉赫曼阁下的安息之地。他从阿拉伯阿拉法特来到锡兰,曾前往巴兰戈达的亚当峰朝圣,后来居住在后来被称为肉桂花园的地区。这座圣陵背后有着一段有趣的历史。

1820年,一位僧伽罗妇女靠卖油维生,是家中唯一的经济来源。她每天都会从班巴拉皮提亚穿越肉桂丛林前往马拉达纳做生意。

在这片丛林中,她被一棵腰果树的树根绊倒,摔在地上。她的陶罐被摔得粉碎。“哎呀!哎呀!”她哭喊道,“今天我的家人将没有食物可吃了。我唯一的谋生工具已经毁掉了。”她绝望地痛哭,筋疲力尽后沉沉睡去。忽然,一个声音把她唤醒。那个声音告诉她不要绝望,并让她站起来,向她保证一切很快都会好起来。她抬头四处张望,却看不到任何人,于是又再次哭了起来。

那个声音再次重复安慰的话语。这令人难以置信,因为在这片茂密的丛林里,她几乎没有见过任何人。突然,她看到一位身穿绿色长袍的老人,他神圣庄严的神态令这位悲伤的妇女深受触动。

“你不必害怕,”老人对她说,“我会把你的油还给你。你只需要给我带一个罐子来。”

妇女随后前往马拉达纳,来到她的一位老顾客——名叫Mamma Lebbe的穆斯林家中,请他的母亲给她一个新罐子。当对方询问她为何提出如此奇怪的要求时,这位卖油妇女说道:“我回来后会告诉您我的故事。” 她带着新罐子回到丛林,发现那位老人正倚靠在一棵“Dawata”或“Devata”树旁。老人指示她把罐子放在之前那个罐子摔碎的地方。随后,他用脚踩了一下地面,令人惊奇的是,油竟然从地下涌了出来!

妇女惊讶得说不出话来。老人从腰果树上摘下一些叶子,让她用叶子把油舀起来装满罐子。“现在你又可以维持生计了,”老人说道,并请求她把这件事告诉她的穆斯林顾客,并带他们来看他显现的地方。心怀感激的卖油妇女向圣人行礼,并祈求他的祝福。

她急忙赶到Mamma Lebbe母亲的家中,把这个奇迹告诉了她。随后,由Mamma Lebbe、Periya Pitche、Meera Kani以及这位卖油妇女组成的一行人前往现场调查,并发现了奇迹的证据:破碎的陶罐、不断渗出的油、腰果树以及Dawata树的叶子。

这群穆斯林诵读了《雅辛章》和《法蒂哈章》,并祈祷道:“哦,Vohiyullah(圣人)!赞美真主,让我们有机会见证您的奇迹。全能的真主啊,请向我们揭示这位Vohiyullah的身份。”

他们随后返回Mamma Lebbe母亲的家中,证实了奇迹的真实性以及妇女所讲述故事的准确性。他们在妇女结束当天的售卖后,买下了她剩余的所有油,并为她准备了一顿丰盛的饭菜后送她离开。该地区的穆斯林们

About Colombo District

Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, the capital city of Sri Lanka. Colombo is a busy and vibrant city with a mixture of modern life and colonial buildings and ruins and a city population of 647,100.The Colombo Metropolitan Region, defined by the districts of Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara, has an estimated population of 5,648,000, and covers an area of 3,694.20 km²

Colombo is a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural city. It is the most populous city in Sri Lanka, with 642,163 people living within the city limits. The population of Colombo is a mix of numerous ethnic groups, mainly Sinhalese, Moors and Tamils. There are also small communities of people with Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch, Malay and Indian origins living in the city, as well as numerous European expatriates.

The great majority of Sri Lankan corporations have their head offices in Colombo. Some of the industries include chemicals, textiles, glass, cement, leather goods, furniture, and jewellery. In the city center is located South Asia's second tallest building - The World Trade Centre.

About Western Province

The Western Province is the most densely populated province of Sri Lanka. It is home to the legislative capital Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte as well to Colombo, the nation's administrative and business center. Western Province is divided into 3 main districts called Colombo (642 km²), Gampaha (1,386.6 km²) and Kalutara (1,606 km²) districts. As Sri Lanka's economic hub, all the major local and international corporations have their presence in the city and so do all the major designer and high street retailers, so be ready to indulge in some retail therapy in western province.

Having the highest population in the all the provinces, the almost all the premier educational institutions in the island are located in western province. Universities in the province include the University of Colombo, the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, University of Kelaniya, Open University, Sri Lanka, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University and University of Moratuwa .Western province has the largest amount of schools in the country, which includes National, Provincial, Private and International schools.