Sancak-ı Şerif · Islam Museum

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Sacred space and pilgrimage Wars and campaigns

Overview

The banner attributed to be the banner of the Prophet, kept in Topkapi and carried with the Ottoman armies in scenes of war and the hajj. ¹

People and things also explored

Abraha· Al-Kadhimiya Mosque (Kazimayn shrine)· al-Qullays (the Yemeni Kaaba)· Zamzam Well· Dar al-Nadwa· Dhu al-Khalasa (the 'Ka'ba of Yemen')· Imam Husayn Shrine, Karbala· The Kaaba

Sources

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islam.museum contributors. “Sancak-ı Şerif”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/al-sanjak-al-sharif/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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Objects

Manuscripts, art, architecture and relics from collections worldwide. Related

Abraha

The Aksumite governor who made himself ruler of Yemen, built the great church of San'a, and marched on Mecca with an elephant — the invader of the 'Year of the Elephant' remembered in Qur'an 105.