Location:
Diyarbakir, , Turkey
Post Date:
Mar 31, 2023 4:53 PM
TAG ID:
sipaphotosfifteen844925
(RM)
Credit:
Mehmet Masum Suer / SOPA Images/Sipa USA/Newscom
Format:
5472 x 3648 Color JPEG
Photographer:
SOPA Images
Special:
*** World Rights ***
Keywords:
women, ladies, female, hazrat suleyman mosque, reading, quran, man, male, shrines, belief, faith, fasting, holy month, holy ramadan, islam, islamic, month of fasting, ramadan, religion, religious, tradition, traditional, culture, sacred place, Turkey, Diyarbakir, news
Release Status:
No Model Release, No Property Release
Caption:
A man praying and two young women reading the Quran are seen at the shrines. The month of Ramadan sees visits to holy places and shrines, praying and making wishes. One of these holy places is the Hazrat Suleyman mosque, which was built in 1150 and is one of the important religious and touristic centers of the world's Muslims. In the garden of the mosque there are shrines of 27 people who died here during the spread of Islam and were said to be descendants of the prophet (Sahaba) Mohammed. Those who visit the shrines, read the Quran, pray and make wishes. (Photo by Mehmet Masum Suer / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)