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25 April

Saturday Hijri 8 Dhu al-Qa'dah 1447 AH

By the Gregorian calendar 25 April

  1. 1823203 years ago

    Birth of Sultan Abdülmecid, who rebuilt the Prophet's Mosque

    Sultan Abdülmecid was born in Istanbul on 25 April 1823. In late 1849 he decided to rebuild the Prophet's Mosque in Medina; the work, led by a commission under the architect Abdülhalim Efendi, was completed in 1861.

    People İstanbul 1238 Hicrî Source: TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi — Abdülmecid

By the Hijri calendar 8 Dhu al-Qa'dah 1447 AH

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