The Sacred Trusts

The Sacred Trusts is a first time comprehensive album presenting the marvelous collection of the Sacred Relics at Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul. The collection includes hundreds of invaluable belongings of prophets such as Abraham, Moses, and the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon them, the Prophet's Companions, as well as a number of Muslim saints. Excavated from the most restricted rooms of the palace, the en- selection is compiled in this book for the first time, including those that are not on exhibit for daily visits.
Among the relics included in the collection are:
•; Prophet Muhammad's mantle, standard, sandals, bowl
•; Prophet Abraham's cooking vessel
•; Prophet Joseph's turban
•; Prophet David's sword
•; Fatima al-Zahra's blouse, veil, and mantle
•; Husayn's robe, his turban, and a piece of his mantle
•; Imam Abu Hanifa's robe
•; The crowns of 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani and Imam Sharani
•; Jalal al-Din al-Rumi's bowls
•; Gold rain gutters of the Ka'ba
•; The gold and silver covers of the Black Stone...

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