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In Istanbul, Turkey, there’s a mosque where you can pray alongside cats. We’re not kitten you! The Aziz Mahmud Hüdayi Mosque’s imam Mustafa Efe has been letting stray cats in since last year. He wants to keep them warm during the cold winter days.
Efe makes his guests feel exactly like at home. In fact, the felines are so safe and comfy there that one cat even brought her kittens one by one! She placed her fluffballs in the pulpit from where Efe preaches. “The kitty has found the heart of compassion and mercy,” Efe wrote on Facebook.
More info: Facebook (h/t: thedodo)
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Posted by Mustafa Efe on Monday, 4 May 2015
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YağmurCenanBoyacı 9 years ago
Sixth photograph isn't from Aziz Mahmut Hüdayi Mosque, actually it has taken from Sultanahmet, Blue Mosque, which is in Fatih, European Cost. But Aziz Mahmut Hüdayi Mosque is in Üsküdar, which is in Anatolian (Asian) Cost. In İstanbul, there are many places which are can be used by the cats like a shelter. Especially the universitys' buildings are the most popular places among the cats. For example Beyazıt Campus of İstanbul University, which is the one I graduated from. There is a mosque too near our university, Beyazıt Mosque. There is a saying in Beyazıt Mosque "Buranın delisi, velisi bir de kedisi meşhurdur." [The most famous (meşhur) things in here (buranın): insane (deli), saint (veli) and cat (kedi).]
JulijaTelevičiūtė (Post author) 9 years ago
Thank you Yağmur Cenan Boyacı! We deleted the misleading photograph. Let us know if you spot anything else.
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DebanjaleeBandyopadhyay 9 years ago
Show me one like him after those millions of terrorising in the name of religion and he's enough to being our faith back in humanity.
AnoNymous 9 years ago
A human killing, is a criminal, he can use any excuse, even God, it remains a criminal, it is just that, stop talking about religion or faith when it comes to murderer hiding behind a religion, these people have no faith. look at the Japanese, they took two American nuclear bomb, did they become anti-American? not a single second, just because the army does not represent citizens, same thing with governments. The terrorists, it is the same thing, we're not supposed to find hope when we see these pictures, because there is no relationship between the murderers and the people with the Muslim faith.
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AnneMcDade 9 years ago
Absolutely amazing, thank you for being such an open hearted human being to these fur babies~ <3
HilaryTreece 9 years ago
The cats know it's a sacred space. They probably enjoy the energy and prayers. When I meditate my cats gather. I am thankful for there kindness.
aslı a 9 years ago
you are right, even if its empty mosques has that quite, neutral energy just like other religious places. Many mosques and churches has cats in istanbul, and they love to be inside.
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DeanDaniel 9 years ago
This made me cry :( i wish i could help these kittens like this. what a beautiful person. I know people are like this. i love seeing it
YağmurCenanBoyacı 9 years ago
Sixth photograph isn't from Aziz Mahmut Hüdayi Mosque, actually it has taken from Sultanahmet, Blue Mosque, which is in Fatih, European Cost. But Aziz Mahmut Hüdayi Mosque is in Üsküdar, which is in Anatolian (Asian) Cost. In İstanbul, there are many places which are can be used by the cats like a shelter. Especially the universitys' buildings are the most popular places among the cats. For example Beyazıt Campus of İstanbul University, which is the one I graduated from. There is a mosque too near our university, Beyazıt Mosque. There is a saying in Beyazıt Mosque "Buranın delisi, velisi bir de kedisi meşhurdur." [The most famous (meşhur) things in here (buranın): insane (deli), saint (veli) and cat (kedi).]
JulijaTelevičiūtė (Post author) 9 years ago
Thank you Yağmur Cenan Boyacı! We deleted the misleading photograph. Let us know if you spot anything else.
Load More Replies... DebanjaleeBandyopadhyay 9 years ago
Show me one like him after those millions of terrorising in the name of religion and he's enough to being our faith back in humanity.
AnoNymous 9 years ago
A human killing, is a criminal, he can use any excuse, even God, it remains a criminal, it is just that, stop talking about religion or faith when it comes to murderer hiding behind a religion, these people have no faith. look at the Japanese, they took two American nuclear bomb, did they become anti-American? not a single second, just because the army does not represent citizens, same thing with governments. The terrorists, it is the same thing, we're not supposed to find hope when we see these pictures, because there is no relationship between the murderers and the people with the Muslim faith.
Load More Replies... AnneMcDade 9 years ago
Absolutely amazing, thank you for being such an open hearted human being to these fur babies~ <3
HilaryTreece 9 years ago
The cats know it's a sacred space. They probably enjoy the energy and prayers. When I meditate my cats gather. I am thankful for there kindness.
aslı a 9 years ago
you are right, even if its empty mosques has that quite, neutral energy just like other religious places. Many mosques and churches has cats in istanbul, and they love to be inside.
Load More Replies... DeanDaniel 9 years ago
This made me cry :( i wish i could help these kittens like this. what a beautiful person. I know people are like this. i love seeing it
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