Sakhi Shah-e Mardan Shrine or Ziyarat-e Sakhi (
Pashto
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/), is a shrine and mosque located in the
Karte Sakhi area of
Kabul
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,
Afghanistan
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. It is associated with the place to which the cloak of the Islamic prophet
Muhammad
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was brought and with a visit from
Ali, the son-in-law and cousin of Muhammad, who would later serve as Caliph himself. The shrine is located at the foot of the
Asamayi Hill, now better known as Television Hill. To its north and west is the Sakhi Cemetery.
Design
The shrine is decorated with glazed tiles in a neo-
Safavid Persian style. The building bears many inscriptions, including dedicatory texts, Qurʾanic excerpts, prayers, Hadith, and poetry.
History and legend
It is believed that the shrine marks the spot where the cloak of Muhammad was kept on its way to its present location in the
Shrine of the Cloak in
Kandahar. The cloak is said to have been woven by Muhammad himself with the help of his daughter
Fatima, her husband, and Muhammad's cousin,
Ali, and their sons,
Hasan and
Husayn. Before Muhammad died, he bequeathed his cloak to
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* Uwais Khan, Mongol khan
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* Mohammed Uwais (1936–2025), Nigerian jurist
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