{"id":2734,"date":"2021-06-01T22:23:32","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T22:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kayifamilytv.com\/?p=2734"},"modified":"2021-06-01T22:23:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T22:23:38","slug":"balikli-gol-the-pool-of-abraham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kayifamilytv.com\/v18\/balikli-gol-the-pool-of-abraham\/","title":{"rendered":"Balikli Gol The Pool of Abraham"},"content":{"rendered":"

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According to the legend, King Nimrod (or Nemrut), a polytheist idol-worshipping king, was the ruler of Urfa. Prophet Abraham (sa) who was against idol worshipping and polytheism, destroyed all the idols at the king\u2019s palace with an axe. Infuriated, the king sentenced Abraham to death. <\/h4>\n

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The execution of the sentence was rather dramatic according to the legend. The king\u2019s men tied Abraham from two poles on the top of the Urfa castle and catapulted him into a pit of fire that was lit at the centre of the city. However, Allah casted a miracle and saved Abraham by turning the fire into water and the fuel of the fire -the chips of woods-into fish! <\/h4>\n

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Balikli Gol is also known as the pool of Abraham. <\/h4>\n

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Since Abraham\/Ibrahim is also a prominent figure of Christianity, the pool is on the agenda of most Christian tours throughout Turkey. <\/h4>\n

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On the northern edge of the pool, behind a series of beautiful arches, is a visitor & arts\u2019 centre and the Rizvaniye Mosque. Halil-Ur-Rahman Mosque borders the pool\u2019s west and Doseme Mosque occupies half of its southern promenade. Evliya Celebi, an explorer who travelled in the Ottoman Empire and its neighbouring regions for 40 years, mentions the mosque as Abraham Halil Dervish Lodge in his written chronicles about Urfa. <\/h4>\n

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Sanliurfa was previously known as Urfa. The prefix \u2018Sanli\u2019 was added to its name when the locals put up a brave fight against the French during the independence war of Turkey. <\/h4>\n

 
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Written By: Murat Mert<\/strong><\/p>\n

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