Khirqa Sharif | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
District | Kandahar |
Province | Kandahar |
Location | |
Location | Kandahar |
State | Afghanistan |
Geographic coordinates | 31°37′11″N 65°42′29″E / 31.6196°N 65.7080°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Islamic |
Style | Afghan |
Khirqa Sharif (Pashto: خرقه شريفه; meaning Sacred Cloak) is an Islamic shrine located in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The shrine became notable in English literature during the Second Anglo-Afghan War, when neighboring British-India was trying to establish friendship with Afghanistan.[1] The shrine houses a Middle-Eastern style mantle or cloak, believed to be the cloak of Muhammad, as worn by the Islamic prophet Muhammad during the Night Journey in the year 621.
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