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Sultan Sheikhmus (Musa b. Mahin al-Mardini al-Zuli)

may his secret be sanctified

Died: 1164
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The most renowned saint of Mardin, known among the people as 'Sultan Sheikhmus'. He was a disciple of Abd al-Qadir al-Gilani and a follower of the Qadiri path. He lived in the Mazidagi region and died in Mardin in the 12th century; his tomb, in the village of Yüce (Sultan) on the Mardin-Diyarbakir road, is among the most visited shrines in Mardin.

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