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Muhammad Maarifi Mosque | |
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Maarifi Sultan Camii | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Location | |
Municipality | Kartal, Istanbul |
Country | Turkey |
Geographic coordinates | 40°53′18″N 29°11′26″E / 40.8883°N 29.1906°E |
Architecture | |
Type | mosque |
Date established | 1976 |
Muhammad Maarifi Mosque (Turkish: Maarifi Sultan Camii) is a historical mosque in Kartal district of Istanbul, Turkey, which was once a Rifa'i Tekke.[1]
The area of the mosque was a khanqah of Rufai order which was built by Muhammad Maarifi since 1818. The khanqah was damaged during the 1894 Istanbul earthquake but was soon restored. The 1925 religious reforms banned khanqahs in Turkey, and the facility was turned into a house. By about 1940 the building was derelict except for the prayer hall and tomb. Repairs started in 1964, and in 1976, the building was turned into a mosque. In 1980, a minaret and a sadirvan were built over the mosque.[2]