In this video I show you the "Mukaddes Emanetler", that is the relics from the Topkapi Palace Museum. Mukaddes Emanetler or Emanat-ı mukaddese is the name of Islamic relics from the time of the Prophet Muhammad, his immediate successors and from pre-Islamic times. The relics are kept in the former Sultan's residence Topkapı Sarayı in Istanbul in the Mukaddes Emanetler Dairesi. The personal responsibility of the Ottoman sultans for the imperial relics was an integral part of their legitimation as caliphs, in addition to their function as "guardians of the Holy Places" of Mecca and Medina.
The most famous relics are:
A golden shrine containing the Prophet's mantle (Hırka-i Şerif).
Whiskers of the Prophet (Sakal-ı Şerif).
The standard of the Prophet (Sancak-i Şerif)
The Prophet's Bow and Arrow (Kavs-i Saâdet)
The sword of the Prophet and swords of important companions of the Prophet
A letter of the Prophet to a lying prophet
Various footprints of the Prophet
The seal of the Prophet (Mühr-i Saâdet), a copy of Muhammad's seal
A copy of the Qur'an that the caliph Uthman ibn Affan is said to have read immediately before his assassination
A chalice of the Prophet (Kadeh-i Şerif)
The Prophet's staff (Asa-i Nebevi)
Shoes of the Prophet (Na'l-i Şerif)
A stone pot of Abraham
A sword of David
Three sandals called başmak-ı şerif
29 сен 2024