Hırka-i Şerif Mosque (, ) is a historic

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, Turkey. It takes its name from a relic, the mantle of prophet Muhammad, which is preserved in the mosque.

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Hırka-i Şerif Mosque (literally "Mosque of the Blessed Mantle") is situated at Hırkaişerif quarter's Muhtesip İskender neighborhood in

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district of Istanbul, Turkey. It was commissioned by

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(reigned 1839–1861). Its construction began in 1847 after

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of buildings in the near neighborhood to make place, and it was completed in 1851. The mosque is associated with a relic, a mantle of the

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(c. 570–632) (), which was given as a gift to

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