Ottoman Empire was a trans‑continental Islamic empire that, from the early modern period onward, maintained diplomatic and religious contacts with the Sultanate of Acheh. The source describes the Ottoman custodianship of the Prophet’s cloak (the hirka‑i‑sharij) and the annual ceremony on the 15th of Ramadan during which the cloak was unveiled, kissed, and its water distributed to distinguished persons, including members of the Acehnese royal household.
Religious Diplomacy with Aceh
The Ottoman practice of gifting the water‑soaked cloth to Aceh’s “vorstelijke huishouding” illustrates the empire’s role in reinforcing the religious legitimacy of the Acehnese sultanate. Such exchanges were part of a broader pattern of Ottoman‑Acehnese alliance against Portuguese expansion in the Indian Ocean.
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Source
20260707_232246_DLP-54-Een_16de_eeuwse_Maleise_vertaling_van_de_Burda_van_al_Bu_s_i_ri_OCR.txt, pp. 29‑30.