Cabir El-Ensar Mosque and Tomb - Sanliurfa

Cabir El-Ensar Mosque and Tomb - Sanliurfa
20 km from Harran. north of the village of Jaber al-Ansar (Yardimci). Abdullah (Jabir al-Ansar) is attributed to a mausoleum (Mashhad) and next to him there is a mosque. To the east of the mosque, which is covered with three domes parallel to the mihrab, a tomb with a fourth dome was added. Jabir al-Ensar was born in Medina 16 years before the Hijra (Gregorian 607) and died in Medina in 697. The Prophet of Islam Muhammad who participated in many wars, Hz. After the death of the Prophet, he conquered Damascus and part of his body was cut off during the war. A tomb and a mosque were built in the place where the ruptured fragment was buried due to the respect of this companion. The mosque and tomb, which was restored by the General Directorate of Foundations in 1992, are visited extensively by Şanlıurfa and surrounding villages.