Ebu Şeybe El Hudri Tomb
About the Person:
- Ebu Şeybe El Hudri was one of the companions who was originally from Medina and was among the Ansar.
- There are strong narrations that he was the foster brother of the Prophet.
- When he was over 85 years old, he came to Istanbul with the expedition that started in 667 in order to be worthy of the hadiths of the Prophet about Constantinople and he was martyred here.
- His tomb is highly respected by the people and has been visited extensively throughout history, like the Eyüp Sultan Tomb.
About the Tomb:
Construction Year: 1453
Ordered by: Mehmed the Conqueror
Architect: Unknown
Prominent Features:
- The tomb has a rectangular plan and is built of stone.
- It is under the same roof with the Tomb of Hamdullah el-Ensari.
- There is a very large chest inside; this striking size attracts the attention of the public.
- There is a well at the foot side.
- On the entrance door, there is the inscription “Tevekkel Allah” (en: Put your trust in Allah) in Yesarîzâde calligraphy.
- The walls are built of rubble stone and the window frames are made of cut limestone.
- The wooden mihrab inside the tomb was added later.
- The graveyard is surrounded by walls; it is one of the rare examples in Istanbul with this feature.
- There are also other companions’ graves in the cemetery where the tomb is located; a lost holy spring (Ayios Basileios) is also mentioned in the records.
- It underwent extensive repairs during the reigns of Sultan Mahmud II and Sultan Abdulaziz. The last restorations were carried out in 1953, 1975–77, 1984 and after 1994.
