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Ibn Sa'd reported<ref>Ibn Saʿd, ''al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā'', vol. 8, p. 126.</ref> that his grave was so much respected by the Romans that some of them visited his grave especially at the time of drought and asked for rain. According to Ibn 'Abd Rabbih,<ref>Ibn ʿAbd Rabbih, ''al-ʿIqd al-farīd'', vol. 5, p. 116.</ref> later a mausoleum was built upon his grave which still existed at his time. | Ibn Sa'd reported<ref>Ibn Saʿd, ''al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā'', vol. 8, p. 126.</ref> that his grave was so much respected by the Romans that some of them visited his grave especially at the time of drought and asked for rain. According to Ibn 'Abd Rabbih,<ref>Ibn ʿAbd Rabbih, ''al-ʿIqd al-farīd'', vol. 5, p. 116.</ref> later a mausoleum was built upon his grave which still existed at his time. | ||
Since then until 857/1453 when Ottoman Turks took Constantinople, his grave was unknown. At that time, his grave was identified mysteriously by Aq Shams al-Din Shaykh al-Islam. In 863/1458- | Since then until 857/1453-4 when Ottoman Turks took Constantinople, his grave was unknown. At that time, his grave was identified mysteriously by Aq Shams al-Din Shaykh al-Islam. In 863/1458-9, the Ottoman Sultan Muhammad II built the [[Ayyub Sultan Mosque]] and a shrine upon his grave. Afterwards, many Ottoman elders were buried beside him and as a formal tradition, Ottoman kings visited his grave upon sitting on the throne and in a special ceremony tied their forefather's sword on their waist which was known as the Ottoman Sword.<ref>Ishlī, p. 23-30.</ref> | ||
Also, the house of Abu Ayyub in [[Medina]] was always respected by Muslims, so that a school for the four schools was built there which was known as Shihabiyya and there, the place where the camel of the [[Prophet (s)]] sat was marked as Mabruka and was visited by people to receive blessings. | Also, the house of Abu Ayyub in [[Medina]] was always respected by Muslims, so that a school for the four schools was built there which was known as Shihabiyya and there, the place where the camel of the [[Prophet (s)]] sat was marked as Mabruka and was visited by people to receive blessings. | ||