Abdulvahabigazi Türbes

Mosque with mausoleum

The standard bearer of our blessed Prophet should definitely be visited.

There are also the tombs of many princes inside. A place where you can see the city from the top.

Abdulvahap Gazi is a famous army commander who lived during the Umayyad period and participated in the Anatolian campaign with the Islamic forces. His date of birth is unknown. Taberi and Ibnu'l Kesir state that Abdulvahap Gazi was martyred in H.113 (M.731). Abdulvahap Gazi is the comrade of Battal Gazi and Ahmet Turan Gazi. His tomb is on the Upper Tekke Rocks. Abdulvahap Gazi has tombs and offices in Iznik, Elazig and Bayburt besides Sivas. Legend: Abdulvahap Gazi, Hz. He is the standard-bearer of the Prophet. He lived a long life with his prayer. Hz. Years later, he went to Malatya and delivered the blessed relics of the Prophet to Battal Gazi. Later, Battal Gazi and Ahmet Turan Gazi acted together to Islamize Anatolia. Abdulvahap Gazi was martyred together with Ahmet Turan Gazi during a war near Soğuk Çermik; His blessed body, caught in the flood waters, remained in the river flowing under the rocks of Upper Tekke for a long time, and after a dream, his body was taken from there and transferred to his grave in Upper Tekke. Tradition: According to the belief of the people of Sivas, Abdulvahap Gazi, Hz. He is regarded as the standard bearer of the Prophet and is accepted as the leader of the standard bearers. There is a wedding tradition born out of such a belief. This tradition is as follows: To receive the bride from the boy's side, the flag bearers, with the flag hoisted, approach the village or neighborhood where the girl is. The girls side meet them. The flag-bearer of the girl's side calls out to the boy's flag-bearer: "Flagr, raise your flag Turn your direction towards the qibla Send a salawat to your Pira Let's salute Muhammad, Sallu ala Muhammed." Everyone brings greetings. This time, the standard bearer of the boy's side says to the flag bearer of the girl's side: "The inscription on the book Reads some of our Pir, Abdulvahap Gazi, Let's Give Muhammad a Salawat Sallu ala Muhammed." Again, everyone sends greetings and the flag-bearer of the girl's side asks the boy's flag-bearer in the form of riddles...