Transfer of Holy Trusts to Ottoman State

The rumor was not clear about how the holy trusts that are exhibited in Has Oda and which are known as "Emanât-ı Mukaddese" or "Emanât-ı Mubârakah" was transferred to Istanbul. For some people, After Yavuz Sultan Selim conquered Egypt, Berekât, leader of Mecca, sent his son, Ebu Numey, to Yavuz Sultan Selim in order to deliver the keys of Mecca and Medina with Emanât-ı Mubârakah. After that, these trusts were sent by ships to Istanbul. According to historian İsmail Hami Danişmend, Ebu Numey was accepted by Yavuz Sultan Selim on Monday on 6 July 1517. Ibn İlyas, without giving much detail, declared that this date was Sunday, not Monday but he declared the son of Berekât gave valuable gifts to Yavuz Sultan.

There is not definite information about which holy trusts were given by Ebu Numey. Based on the information given by Evliya Çelebi, the majority of the holy trust were taken in İskebderiye Harbor. Gavri made a small fleet with a huge amount of treasury, which was named by Evliya Çelebi as the treasury of Croesus, waited in İskenderiye Harbor in order to run away to Maghrib. Yavuz Sultan Selim got the treasury of Gavri when Ottoman fleet wrapped İskenderiye Harbor. The Emanat-ı Mubarakah composed of these materials: A red flag, on which there was a lion figure and a writing of "nasru'n-minallah" (help from Allah), a broken tooth of The Prophet (pbuh) in Uhud War, a piece of beard of The Prophet (pbuh), an ewer used to get  wudu, tesbih from sanabnı tree, a scepter, paypuş-u şerif, two set cardigan (hırka-i şerif), a black sword, sash made from camel wool…

These trusts were winded with bundles that were embroidered with gold, and it was written on the bundles that "Hazâ muhallefâtü Rasulillah" Evliya Çelebi declares that Yavuz Sultan Selim stamped with a seal after he kissed and smeared bundles to his eyes and face. In addition these holy trusts, a turban, a knife and a sundial of the prophet Joseph, swords of four Caliphs and thousands of swords and shield were taken to Istanbul. The fact that The Prophet (pbuh) did not use tesbih and that some holy trusts listed above do not exist today, made impossible to accept all rumor made by Evliya Çelebi. Maqrizî in his book, Kitabu’z-zehâir, pointed out that Zülfikâr, Samsame, the sword of Husain and Jafar al-Sadık, and shield of Hamza were taken a place in Egypt Weapon Treasury and later these weapons were divided among ten people, who rebelled against el-Mustansır but he did not talk about the swords of four caliphs. We do not have information about the flag, about which Evliya Çelebi told but it was rumored that Sancak-ı Şerif from holy trusts were taken from Egypt in Kanuni’s time. It was fact and obvious that some belongings attributed to The Prophet (pbuh) or the companions, keys of Kaabah, prevention of al-Hajar  al-Aswad were all transported to Istanbul. For example, it was pointed out in the Şehrişahname, which was published by Seyyid Lokman and which was probably miniatured by Nakkaş Osman and also in Zübdetü't-tevârih, which the sword (The Prophet (pbuh) used in Uhud War, later he made a present to Umar and Umayyads and Abbasids got) was given to Sutan II. Murad as a gift by Süleyman Baybars.

As a conclusion, we do not get accurate information about which one of Emânât-ı Mukaddese was obtained by Ebu Nümey, or which one was taken from Egypt or from another place.