Hirka-i Serif Camii
The cloak worn by the Prophet Mohammed was under the care of the Veys family until Sultan Ahmet I had it brought to Istanbul in 1611. Sultan Abdülhamid I kept it in a small room he had built especially for the mantle. Then later, Sultan Abdülmecid cleared about 700 homes to build the mosque presently on this site (constructed 1847-51). The pew on the northern side of the mosque was exclusively for the use of the sultan. Today the mantle is displayed only during the month of Ramadan.
The cloak worn by the Prophet Mohammed was under the care of the Veys family until Sultan Ahmet I had it brought to Istanbul in 1611. Sultan Abdülhamid I kept it in a small room he had built especially for the mantle. Then later, Sultan Abdülmecid cleared about 700 homes to build the mosque presently on this site (constructed 1847-51). The pew on the northern side of the mosque was exclusively for the use of the sultan. Today the mantle is displayed only during the month of Ramadan.
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