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ABDULHAMID HAN THE SON OF AHMED VICTORIOUS FOR EVER ABDULHAMID I

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This calligraphic ferman (Royal decree) issued in Receb 1193 AH/13-08 1779 AD, by Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid Han I (21 January 1774 – 7 April 1789), states the commissioning of Hafız Mehmed Emin bin Hacı İbrahim to the Feraset-i Serife (the maintenance of Kaaba and Ravza-i Mutahhara (the Tomb of Prophet Muhammad)). 'Feraset' was the service of sweeping and cleaning the Kaaba and Ravza-i Mutahhara during the Ottomans. Since the services of these sacred places are considered honorable, it has been changed to a 'Feraset-i Serife' by adding 'Serif' (honorable) to the term 'Feraset'. The position became vacant when Mahmud bin Mustafa was deceased. The royal decree begins with a praise to the Prophet Muhammad.
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