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Veysel Karani Shrine

Who rests here

Successors · died 37 AH · Siirt

A Yemeni ascetic and one of the foremost of the Tâbiîn, famed for embracing Islam without meeting the Prophet. Sources hold he was martyred at the Battle of Siffin (657 CE) on Ali's side; his true burial site is disputed (Raqqa, Zabid, Damascus, etc.).

Full biography of Uways al-Qarani (Veysel Karani) →(the text above is quoted from the person's record)

How to get there

Located in: Siirt

Coordinates: 38.13160, 41.71650

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Sources

The information on this page is derived from the person's sourced record:

  • TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA)

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Permanent ID: EA-Y-000515 · this address reaches the same record even if its name changes; use it when citing.