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The Hirka-i Şerif, also known as the Mantle of the Prophet Muhammad, is a woolen cloak associated with the Islamic prophet’s life. It was presented to a poet in Mecca around 600 CE and subsequently became part of the Ottoman imperial collection. Now housed within the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbu...
One of several swords attributed to the Prophet Muhammad (570–632), among the most sacred items in the Sacred Trusts collection at Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul.
Official seal ring used by the Prophet Muhammad (570–632) to authenticate correspondence with foreign rulers, part of the Sacred Trusts collection at Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul.
Strands of hair attributed to the Prophet Muhammad (570–632), among the most venerated objects in the Sacred Trusts collection assembled by Ottoman sultans at Topkapi Palace, Istanbul.
Tooth said to have been lost by Muhammad at the Battle of Uhud in 625, one of the Sacred Trusts brought to Istanbul by the Ottomans and preserved at Topkapi Palace Museum.
Strands of hair attributed to the Prophet Muhammad's beard, kept in a gold reliquary within the Sacred Relics Chamber of Topkapi Palace, Istanbul.
A sword attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib, cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad and fourth caliph of Islam, held at Topkapi Palace, Istanbul.
Walking staff attributed to the Prophet Muhammad (570–632), part of the Sacred Trusts collection assembled by Ottoman sultans and displayed at Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul.
A wooden staff venerated as belonging to the prophet Moses, housed among the Sacred Relics in the Holy Relics Chamber of Topkapi Palace, Istanbul.
A plaster cast impression venerated as bearing the Prophet Muhammad's footprint, preserved in the Sacred Relics Chamber of Topkapi Palace, Istanbul.
A turban attributed to the Prophet Muhammad, housed in the Sacred Relics Chamber of Istanbul's Topkapi Palace since the Ottoman imperial period.
A stone bowl venerated as belonging to the patriarch Abraham, preserved in the Sacred Relics Chamber of Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, Turkey.
A cloak attributed to Caliph Omar ibn al-Khattab, the second caliph of Islam, preserved in the Sacred Relics Chamber of Topkapi Palace, Istanbul.
