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THE CHARM
OF THE CHAIN... |
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 Ulu
Mosque is a magnificent building... Its minaret is the symbol of the
city... It is right in your eye at every point... In the heat of summer,
hiding under the green of the mosque's courtyard, sipping the coolness,
you can perceive the magnificence of the minaret. The stones have flied
to the sky. Verses of the Koran are written on them.Zinciriye Madrasah
on the top, Ulu Mosque at the bottom. When tying the symbols in your
mind to each other, an ancient legend appears in front of you... Years
ago, there has been a chain between Zinciriye Madrasah and Ulu Mosque.
The two holy buildings were tied to each other. Why were they tied to
each other? Their holiness strengthened each other. This tie protected
the city. This tie really had a charm. It protected the city from
malice. Especially the humans... The
snakes, scorpions scattered in the city under the summer heat
collided this charm and fell down. No scorpion bit any human being.The
scorpions of Mesopotamia are as big as a human hand. Their poison makes
the human being turn black and die.When this chain broke, the charm also
broke. The scorpions were happy...
Zinciriye doesn't have a chain but has a legend to tell. Ulu Mosque is
right in the middle of the city with its magnificent columns, minaret
and garden. Zinciriye is at the foot of the castle. They are extending
their hands to each other in longing. Their tie has broken down when the
chain broke down. Their spirits have parted. But they are still together
in the panaroma of the city. They aren't tied with a chain but the
people looking at them adoringly tie them to each other with their
eyes.... The doves rising from the age old minaret perch on the cupola
of the Zinciriye Madrasah in a little while. The birds, the lights and
the eyes make them come hand in hand.
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