Mardin Vacation Guide

Zeynel Abidin Mosque and Tomb, Mardin

This complex consists of Mosque, minaret, two tombs, (Tombs of Zeynelabidin and his sister Sitti Zeynep), Fountain, Madrasa rooms, Cemetery area and new ablution facilities.

According to the inscription on the tomb, it was built in the period of Artukids in 500 AH 1107-1108 Gregorian.

The minaret in the eastern part of the courtyard was built in 1956 and the marble mihrab and pulpit of the mosque were also recently built.

In the square planned space, which is covered with a dome and descended with a stone step, in the south-west corner of the mosque prayer area There is the Tomb of Molla Zeynelabidin.

Molla Zeynelabidin is the 13th generation grandchild of Hussein, who is from the ahl al-bayt of Prophet Muhammed’s (peace be on him).

On the west side of the tomb, there is the Zeynelabidin’s sister: Seyyidete Sitti Zeynep Tomb. These tombs are of the type of cist covered with a dome. The tombs are covered with a green cover with Arabic verses. In the inscription on the door of the tomb the building date was demonstrated as 553 A.H.

This corresponds to the year 1159 AD, thus, the Kulliye structure is dated to the 12th century AD. In addition, another repair inscription on the façade of the Sitti Zeynep tomb reads the Gregorian date: 1821.