mosque
A mosque ( ), also called a masjid ( ), is a place of worship for Muslims. The term usually refers to a covered building, but can be any place where Salah, Islamic prayers are performed; such as an outdoor courtyard.
Originally, mosques were si ...
in the Akpinar neighborhood of the city of
Bolu
Bolu is a city in northern Turkey, and administrative center of the Bolu Province and of Bolu District,turbe (tomb) is in the mosque.
According to the inscription found in his tomb, he came to
Anatolia
Anatolia (), also known as Asia Minor, is a peninsula in West Asia that makes up the majority of the land area of Turkey. It is the westernmost protrusion of Asia and is geographically bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean ...
from
Khorasan
KhorasanDabeersiaghi, Commentary on Safarnâma-e Nâsir Khusraw, 6th Ed. Tehran, Zavvâr: 1375 (Solar Hijri Calendar) 235–236 (; , ) is a historical eastern region in the Iranian Plateau in West and Central Asia that encompasses western and no ...
with 18,000 soldiers and was killed in the second part of the fortification during the siege of Bolu by the Muslims. The date of this event is shown in the district governor's office as 934 CE, 137 years before the
Battle of Malazgirt
The Battle of Manzikert or Malazgirt was fought between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Empire on 26 August 1071 near Manzikert, Iberia (modern Malazgirt in Muş Province, Turkey). The decisive defeat of the Byzantine army and the captur ...
. Historical documents reveal that the struggle to Islamize and Turkify Anatolia started earlier and was initiated by Ahmed Yesevi. Aslahuddin was of the Alperens who came to Anatolia in droves until the victory against the
Eastern Roman Empire
The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived the events that caused the fall of the Western Roman E ...
at the Battle of Manzikert in 1071 CE. Sayyid Aslahaddin and his companions constitute one of these raids.Bolu Valiliği - İlimizin Tarihçesi (Turkish) /ref>
The mosque underwent many restorations. The mausoleum was rebuilt in 1967 and the interior was decorated with Turkish tiles. It is often visited by sick and troubled women seeking his intercession with
God
In monotheistic belief systems, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. In polytheistic belief systems, a god is "a spirit or being believed to have created, or for controlling some part of the un ...