Muhammad Maarifi Mosque

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Muhammad Maarifi Mosque
Maarifi Sultan Camii
Religion
Affiliation Islam
Location
Municipality Kartal, Istanbul
Country Turkey
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Geographic coordinates 40°53′18″N29°11′26″E / 40.8883°N 29.1906°E / 40.8883; 29.1906
Architecture
Type mosque
Date established1976

Muhammad Maarifi Mosque (Turkish : Maarifi Sultan Camii) is a historical mosque in Kartal district of Istanbul, Turkey, which was once a Rifa'i Tekke. [1]

The area of the mosque was a khanqah of Rufai order which was built by Muhammad Maarifi since 1818. The khanqah was damaged during the 1894 Istanbul earthquake but was soon restored. The 1925 religious reforms banned khanqahs in Turkey, and the facility was turned into a house. By about 1940 the building was derelict except for the prayer hall and tomb. Repairs started in 1964, and in 1976, the building was turned into a mosque. In 1980, a minaret and a sadirvan were built over the mosque. [2]

Muhammed Maarifi

Muhammad Maarifi, a descendant of Muhammad, was born in Edirne (some say Egypt), and settled in Kartal during the late Ottoman period, where he founded the Maarifiyye Rifa'i Sufi order. When he died, a türbe (mausoleum) was built over his grave. The Maarifi order did not spread much outside of Istanbul, but there were at least two other Maarifi Tekke's, one in Kartal and another on the European side of the city.

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References

  1. "Kartal Belediyesi".
  2. Maarifi Camii, Kartal Mufti, access date: 27.02.2013