Posted on 04/25/2022 12:18:41 PM PDT by nickcarraway
People flocked to Hırka-ı Şerif Mosque in Istanbul’s Fatih district on Friday as an heirloom of the Prophet Muhammad was put back on display after two years.
The cloak worn by the prophet has been carefully preserved for nearly 1,400 years, attracting a large crowd to the mosque where it is kept by descendants of Uwais al-Qarni, a Muslim believer to whom the prophet gifted the garment. Istanbul Governor Ali Yerlikaya and Fatih Mayor Ergün Turan were among the dignitaries attending the “reopening” ceremony for the cloak. The crowd listened to a recitation of verses from the Quran and soon visitors were invited in.
The religious artifact is only put on public display during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, which is considered the most sacred of the months in the Islamic calendar. However, after the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in Turkey, the display was banned.
On Friday, the most sacred day of the week for Muslims, hours before collective Friday prayers, a few visitors at a time were allowed into the room where the cloak is kept behind glass. Outside, women and men queuing to be admitted through separate entrances caused a crowd. But they did not complain as they were happy to have the “once in a year” opportunity to see something that belonged to Islam’s most sacred figure. Some burst into tears while others recited prayers.
The cloak will be on display until April 29, two days before the start of Ramadan Bayram (Eid al-Fitr), the Muslim holiday which marks the end of the holy month.
“I couldn’t sleep last night because I was too excited. I have been waiting for this moment (for two years),” Leyla Kahraman, a visitor who came to the mosque with her 9-year-old son said. “I love the prophet very much and am happy to be here,” her son Ömer Faruk said.
The size of the cloak seems a little bit too big.
Bet it smells like shit and evil.
I have no doubt both Muhammad’s child bride and his various captured booty, liked it when he kept his cloak on — it’s when he took it off that was the problem.
How do we know it’s not a fake? Or a fraud. Or both?
May be somewhat illusory due to the perspective of the photographer.
Lol!
Maybe it has the tag from his drycleaner?
Apparently Muhammad was a fat bastard
Doesn't matter; all of Islam IS.
Muhammad was a pedophile and a fraud.
Islam is debilitating sore on humanity.
It’s legit. Trust us.
Now, Indiana Jones found this cup...
The hem had to be replaced... and the buttons... the fringe too, and collar... and the liner and backing... but it occupies the same space.
LOL!!! I think I know that smell!! Caught a whiff of it in Egypt...or was it Iraq?!
I had the same thought.
What his dagger?
Dang! How the L did he fall down the well being that big?!
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