İmam Abdullah is reported to be a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), from the line of Hz. Cafer-i Tayyar. In 638 CE (17 AH) he served in the Islamic army under commander İyâz bin Ganem during the conquest of Hasankeyf from Byzantine rule and was martyred during the siege. The zaviye (lodge) over his tomb was built in the 12th century under the Artuqids and repaired under the Ayyubids and Aqqoyunlu. As the site would be flooded by the Ilısu Dam, the structure and his remains were relocated in 2019 to the New Hasankeyf Arkeopark. It is among the most visited shrines in the region. (Sources: Batman Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism; Hasankeyf District Governorate; Anadolu Agency.)