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Kütüklü Baba Tekke
The Kütüklü Baba Tekke (, ) is an Ottoman ''khanqah'' in the region of Western Thrace, in northern Greece. It dates back to around the fifteenth or sixteenth century. It lies close to site of ancient Anastasiopolis-Peritheorion, near modern Selino in the Xanthi (regional unit), Xanthi regional unit. Today it is utilised as a shrine by both the Muslim and Christian communities of Greek Thrace. Name To the Muslim inhabitants of the area the building is known by its full name, while the Christians simply refer to it as ''the tekke''. The designation of "Khanqah, tekke", that is, a dervish gathering place, instead of a ''türbe'' (a burial monument), however is incorrect. This is due to the fact that before 1826 a dervish tekke did stand in the area, which was then destroyed by Sultan Mahmud II. Sultan Mahmud at that time Auspicious Incident, campaigned to expel all the Janissaries whose members were associated with the Bektashi order of dervishism. History According to one th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islam
Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world's Major religious groups, second-largest religious population after Christians. Muslims believe that Islam is the complete and universal version of a Fitra, primordial faith that was revealed many times through earlier Prophets and messengers in Islam, prophets and messengers, including Adam in Islam, Adam, Noah in Islam, Noah, Abraham in Islam, Abraham, Moses in Islam, Moses, and Jesus in Islam, Jesus. Muslims consider the Quran to be the verbatim word of God in Islam, God and the unaltered, final revelation. Alongside the Quran, Muslims also believe in previous Islamic holy books, revelations, such as the Torah in Islam, Tawrat (the Torah), the Zabur (Psalms), and the Gospel in Islam, Injil (Gospel). They believe that Muhammad in Islam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
