@hidden.ottoman: For centuries, the Ottoman dynasty protected the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, financed pilgrimage caravans, and sent magnificent gifts to the sacred sanctuaries. Yet no reigning Ottoman sultan is known to have completed the pilgrimage. Was it the danger of leaving the throne, the immense responsibilities of ruling an empire, or religious interpretations of a sovereign’s duties? In 1622, Sultan Osman II’s proposed pilgrimage became part of a crisis that ended in his assassination. And there was one extraordinary exception: Prince Cem, who performed Hajj in 1482. Sources: Nir Shafir, In an Ottoman Holy Land (2020); Ahmed Akgündüz, Why Did the Ottoman Sultans Not Make Hajj? #hajj #Mecca #Medina #ottoman #ottomanarchives
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Tuesday 13 October 2026 06:05:54 GMT
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Abdoeragmaane Ernest :
What doesn't make sense is that they could travel for war and spend months away but for hajj then they face political instability.
2026-10-13 17:19:32
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Sem. :
I think they performed hajj but knowbody knew it, because every muslim has to do it to be a real moslem (if you have money enough)
2026-10-26 11:47:17
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Hidden Ottoman :
Do you think the Ottoman sultans should have performed Hajj at least once during their reign?
2026-10-13 09:43:18
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Sipho Jack Ngidi🇸🇦🇵🇸🇾🇪 :
Rubbish. The Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthaman and Ali رضوان الله عليهم all performed Hajj during their reigns. Majority of these sultans were more interested in visiting graves instead of the house of Allah
2026-10-13 14:37:37
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Enver Sarac :
Couldn’t they go when they were younger (as a Şehzade)?
2026-10-13 10:40:04
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Abdulrasaq Mustapha :
The ottoman were more politically motivated than religiously minded, part of their downfall
2026-10-14 19:39:04
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Believer :
That is called dedication to the Ummah for all Muslims from all the continents of the Islamic world
2026-10-13 12:29:02
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warrior princess of arabia :
Ka’ba never called them
2026-10-14 08:49:18
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Loren Deliallisi :
Meanwhile Harun Al Rasheed who has an empire even larger and more difficult to govern than any Ottoman Sultan performed the Hajj 6 or 7 times in his life
2026-10-14 14:32:56
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laghmani1998 :
How could they lead wars then for several months, like Mehmed II did
2026-10-13 18:06:28
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danimurtezi :
They where alewite not all of them but it seems so
2026-10-15 13:50:36
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PearlsOfParadise :
His visit was more political to try split and create his own alliances at that time.
2026-10-13 12:54:21
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Rukaya Amod :
they came in secret cos of the assination threat
2026-10-14 05:48:32
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khalid :
how do you know they didn't it is encubmrnt on everybody to perform the pilgrimage
2026-10-13 17:16:29
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Mazhar Nisar :
sultan alp arslan performed hajj.
2026-10-17 18:22:05
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emrald92 :
its obligatory to once in the life. before or after is fine. too much at risk if something goes wrong and they’re not there
2026-10-14 02:17:47
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Imran :
Didn’t believe in it
2026-10-13 17:15:10
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Majnu Bhai :
some people are too naive to understand the dynasty matters to its roots and its really hard to explain those foolish and make them understand
2026-10-14 03:59:12
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J :
Mostly of sultan blind with their nafs. Thats y ottoman empire just a fitna empire.
2026-10-15 11:30:16
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Sib :
Because no reigning Ottoman sultan ever physically traveled to Mecca.
2026-10-13 11:47:52
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tr_ist099 :
There were some other sultans that performed hajj before becoming sultan and many other princes that did so
2026-10-13 09:10:10
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Mikhaelll_. :
That’s why Badal Hajj’s exist, others can perform the pilgrimage on your behalf, happened with my grandfather because we were poor back then
2026-10-14 04:22:46
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☕️🌸Coffee&Floweres🌸☕️ :
Really interesting this page 🙌💯🌸🌸🌸❤️
2026-10-13 08:23:12
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luckystar :
why would the caliph do that? they thought they were higher in rank. that's why they didn't.
2026-10-13 21:01:10
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drKadiaq :
It's not like nowadays that we can travel to Makkah within a day by plane. i guess those days it would take around 6 months round trips.
2026-10-16 14:32:43
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