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Saints and Tombs of Mersin

14 sourced records · 11 verified locations

The atlas holds 14 sourced records for Mersin; every record is published with scholarly review and a citation chain. Breakdown: 6 Saint · 3 Companion · 3 Scholar · 2 Prophet.

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Companion

Miqdad ibn Amr (Muğdat Dede)

Also known as 'Miqdad ibn al-Aswad,' one of the earliest companions to embrace Islam in the Meccan period. Sources record that he died in 33/653 at al-Jurf near Medina and was buried in the Baqi' Cemetery in Medina. In the courtyard of the Hz. Mikdâd (Muğdat) Mosque (built 1987-1992) in the Yenişehir district of Mersin there is a maqam attributed to him; although locals believe he was martyred in this region, his actual grave is in Medina, so this is presented transparently as a symbolic maqam — buried in another city. (Sources: TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi 'Mikdâd b. Amr'; Mersin Yenişehir District Governorate; KÜRE Encyclopedia.)

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Saint

Nure Sufi (Nureddin Bey)

A dervish-Sufi of the Babai tradition, regarded as the ancestor of the Karamanid dynasty. According to TDV sources he is remembered as a disciple in the circle of Baba İlyas; he is said to have died in the mid-13th century (around 1256-1258), with no attested Hijri year on record. His grave is in the Nûre Sûfî Tomb on the Değirmenlik plateau within the bounds of Yalnızcabağ village in Mut, about 55 km from the district center. Although a dynastic ancestor, he is recorded as an evliya for his religious-Sufi identity (Babai dervishhood); this political link is stated transparently. (Sources: TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi 'Karamanoğulları'; Mut Municipality 'Nûre Sofi Türbesi'; Kültür Envanteri.)

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Scholar

Shaykh Hocenti (Khujandi)

A religious scholar-shaykh buried in the domed tomb (kümbet) about 8 m south of the Lâl (Laal) Paşa Mosque in Mut, taking his name from the Central Asian city of Khujand (Hocend). The Arabic inscription on his gravestone describes him as one who 'taught knowledge and virtue,' and a Şeyh Hocenti lodge (zâviye) endowment is documented in Mut. His death date is disputed: 726/1326 per the inscription, 766/1365 per the Kültür Envanteri; his name also varies (Musa/Osman) in the sources — these uncertainties are conveyed transparently. (Sources: Mut District Governorate 'Mut District and Its Historical Sites'; mutilcemiz.net 'Laal Paşa Mosque'; Kültür Envanteri 'Hocenti Oğlu Kümbeti'.)

MersinDied 726 AHView

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Miqdad ibn Amr (Muğdat Dede)

Nure Sufi (Nureddin Bey)

Shaykh Hocenti (Khujandi)

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Shaykh Abdullah al-Mencek (Mencek Baba)

Abu Ubayd al-Qasim ibn Sallam

Felahoğlu Nureddin (Muhammed Nureddin)

Ali Baba of Khorasan (Dervish Ali Dede)

Sayyid Alaeddin Ali al-Samarqandi

Makam (Shrine) of Bilâl-i Habeşî

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