Kramat of Sheikh Noorul Mubeen

The Kramat of Sheikh Noorul Mubeen is a historic Sufi shrine located in Oudekraal, Cape Town, South Africa. It is the burial site of Sheikh Noorul Mubeen, a 17th–18th-century Sufi saint believed to have been exiled to the Cape in 1716 and incarcerated on Robben Island. According to local legend, he escaped from Robben Island and settled in Oudekraal, where he taught Islam to enslaved people in the area.

Kramat of Sheikh Noorul Mubeen
Religion
AffiliationIslam
StatusActive pilgrimage site
Location
CountrySouth Africa
Architecture
TypeKramat
Shrine(s)1
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