Cloak of Muhammad
The Cloak of Muhammad is an Islamic relic hidden inside one of the buildings in Khirka Sharif in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The relic is a khirqa believed to have been worn by the Islamic prophet Muhammad during the Night Journey in 621 AD.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Cloak believed to have been worn by the founder of Islam
- Also known as: “Shrine of the Cloak” and “خِرقه”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kandahar Provincial Museum and Mosque of the Hair of the Prophet.
Kandahar Provincial Museum
Museum
The Kandahar Museum is a museum located in Kandahar, Afghanistan. It has around 1,900 artifacts. Kandahar Provincial Museum is situated 380 metres east of Cloak of Muhammad.
Mosque of the Hair of the Prophet
Mosque
The Mosque of the Hair of the Prophet, also known as Jame Mui Mobarak, is a mosque located near the Kabul Bazaar, in the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Mosque of the Hair of the Prophet is situated 710 metres south of Cloak of Muhammad.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kandahar and Arghandab.
Kandahar
Kandahar is the capital of Kandahar province, and the largest city in Southern Afghanistan. Kandahar is also the second largest city in Afghanistan after the capital Kabul, and was the first capital of the modern state of Afghanistan in the 18th century.
Arghandab
Town
Photo: PRTkand, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The town of Arghandab is the center of Arghandab District in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, in the valley of Arghandab River northwest from Kandahar. It is located on at an elevation of 1,112 metres. Arghandab is situated 7 km northwest of Cloak of Muhammad.
Cloak of Muhammad
- Categories: mosque, building, tourism, historic site, and wayside shrine
- Location: Kandahar District, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.61968° or 31° 37′ 11″ northLongitude
65.70801° or 65° 42′ 29″ eastOpen location code
8J37JP95+V6OpenStreetMap ID
way 386760423OpenStreetMap feature
building=mosqueOpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_shrineOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q3406259
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Cloak of Muhammad” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “خرقة النبي محمد”
- Bengali: “মুহাম্মাদের চাদর”
- Esperanto: “Sanktejo de la Mantelo”
- Japanese: “アフマド・シャー・ドゥッラーニーの霊廟”
- Japanese: “聖外套モスク”
- Korean: “망토 사당”
- Macedonian: “Џамија на наметката на пророкот Мухамед”
- Malay: “Kerqa Sharif”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kappemoskeen”
- Norwegian: “Kappemoskeen”
- Pushto: “خرقه شريفه”
- Russian: “Кхарка Шариф Мечеть”
- Urdu: “خرقہ نبی محمد”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ahmad Shah Baba Shrine and د ارګ دروازه.
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