The Sacred Trust
Hilmi Aydin
Pavillion of the Sacred Relics
Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul
A first time comprehensive album presenting the marvelous collection of the Sacred Relics.
The collection includes more than 600 invaluable belongings of the prophets such as Abraham, Moses, and Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), the Prophet's Companions, as wll as a number of Muslim saints. Excavated from the most restricted rooms of the palace, the entire selection is compiled here for the first time, including those that are not on exhibit for daily visits.