Khirqa Sharif

Khirqa Sharif
Khirqa Sharif, c. 1878 – c. 1880
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 / 31.6196; 65.7080
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.