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===Relics of the prophets===

====In Istanbul====
{{Main|Sacred Relics (Topkapı Palace)}}
While various relics are preserved by different Muslim communities, the most important are those known as [[The Sacred Trusts]], more than 600 pieces treasured in the [[Privy Chamber]] of the [[Topkapı Palace|Topkapı Palace Museum]] in [[Istanbul]].

Muslims believe that these treasures include:
* Hair from [[Prophet Muhammad]]'s beard and footprint
* Sword of [[Ali]]
* Sword of [[David]]
* Turban of [[Islamic view of Joseph|Joseph]]
* Staff of [[Moses]]
* Pot of [[Abraham]]
* Forearm and hand of Yahya

Most of the trusts can be seen in the museum, but the most important of them can only be seen during the month of [[Ramadan]]. The [[Qur'an]] has been recited next to these relics uninterruptedly since they were brought to the Topkapı Palace, but Muslims do not worship these relics.

====Sacred Cloak of the Prophet====
{{Main|Mosque of the Cloak of the Prophet Mohammed}}
A cloak ({{transliteration|ar|kherqa}}) believed to have belonged to the prophet Mohammed is kept in the central mosque in [[Kandahar]], [[Afghanistan]]. According to local history, it was given to [[Ahmad Shah Durrani|Ahmad Shah]] by [[Mured Beg]], the Emir of [[Bokhara]]. The Sacred Cloak is kept locked away, taken out only at times of great crisis. In 1996 [[Mullah Omar]], leader of the Afghan [[Taliban]], took it out, displayed it to a crowd of {{transliteration|ar|[[ulema]]}} (religious scholars) and was declared {{transliteration|ar|Amir-ul Momineen}} ("Commander of the Faithful"). Prior to this, the last time it had been removed had been when the city was struck by a [[Cholera outbreaks and pandemics|cholera epidemic]] in the 1930s.<ref>Lamb, Christina (2002). ''The Sewing Circles of Herat''. HarperCollins. First Perennial edition (2004), p. 38 and n. {{ISBN|0-06-050527-3}}.</ref>