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Saints and Tombs of Şırnak

3 sourced records · 3 verified locations

The atlas holds 3 records for Şırnak. Each record's sources and review status are shown on its own page. Breakdown: 1 Prophets · 1 Scholar · 1 Saints.

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Records in Şırnak

Prophets

Prophet Noah

Prophet Noah (Hz. Nuh / Nuh Nebi) is one of the great resolute (ulu'l-azm) prophets named in the Qur'an, traditionally regarded as the second father of humanity after the Great Flood. According to widespread local tradition and the accounts of historians such as Evliya Çelebi, Kâtib Çelebi and Firûzâbâdî, after the Flood he settled in Cizre, where he is believed to have died and been buried. His tomb lies beneath a wooden cenotaph in the basement to the south of the Nuh Peygamber (Hz. Nuh) Mosque that bears his name, in the Dağkapı neighbourhood of Cizre. The structure was repaired over the centuries and most recently restored as the Nuh Nebi complex. (Sources: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam, 'Cizre' entry; Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Culture and Tourism Culture Portal, 'Hz. Nuh Mosque'; Cizre District Governorate official website, 'Nuh Peygamber Türbesi'.)

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Scholar

Molla Ahmed el-Cezerî

Molla Ahmed el-Cezerî (Melayê Cizîrî; full name Ahmed b. Muhammed el-Bôtî el-Cezerî) was a 16th-17th century Sufi, scholar and one of the most important divan poets of classical Kurdish literature. Born in Cizre, he studied at the madrasas of Diyarbakır, Hakkâri and İmâdiye, then taught as a professor (müderris) at the Kırmızı Medrese (Red Madrasa / Medresa Sor) in Cizre, where he composed his famous Dîvân. He died in Cizre in 1640. His tomb is in the mausoleum section of the historic Kırmızı Medrese in the Dağkapı neighbourhood of Cizre. (Sources: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam, 'Molla Cezerî' entry; Cizre District Governorate official website, 'Kırmızı Medrese'.)

ŞırnakDied 1050 AHView

Saint

Sheikh Seyda

Sheikh Muhammed Said Seyda el-Cezerî was a great scholar and Sufi born in Cizre in 1890 into a Naqshbandi-Khalidi family. After his uncle's death in 1924 he succeeded to the spiritual leadership of the order; following the events of 1925 he spent time in Mosul and Damascus before returning to Cizre in 1928, where he devoted the rest of his life to teaching and spiritual guidance. He wrote works such as Kitâb Ahkâm al-awtâr, ed-Dâbıta fi'r-râbıta and et-Tasavvuf, and trained many deputies (khalifa). He died in Cizre on 7 January 1968 and was buried in the family cemetery, over which a dome was built; his tomb stands beside the Şeyh Seyda Mosque and lodge. (Sources: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam, 'Seyda, Muhammed Said' entry; Evliyalar Ansiklopedisi, ehlisunnetbuyukleri.com, 'Şeyh Seydâ'.)

ŞırnakDied 1387 AHView