TOMBSTONES OF CLERICS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE CMETERY OF Al-MURADIYYA COMPLEX IN BURSA (13th AH/19th AD CENTURY) “PUBLICATION AND STUDY”

The study deals with a group of tombstones (gravestones) in the cemetery of Al-Muradiyya Complex in Bursa by studying thirteen tombstones for one of the categories of Ottoman society, namely the clergy and their families in the 13th AH/19th AD century. The study dealt with the shapes and components of these tombstones, their characteristics and artistic features, and demonstrated the extent to which the shape and components of the tombstones are related to the function of their owner. The study also focused on identifying the languages and fonts used in the tombstones and the methods of dating, in addition to the raw materials on which those tombstones were engraved.The study reached a set of results, the most important of which are the publication and study of thirteen tombstones of clerics and their families dated in the 13th A.H. / 19th A.D. century in the cemetery of Al-Muradiyya in Bursa, which had not been previously studied and published. The diversity of the jobs of the clergy in the cemetery of Al-Muradiyya in Bursa includes imam, first imam, muezzin, muaqat, dede, teacher, and endowment employee. The study showed that the nature of the job of the holders of the tombstones, the subject of the study, was reflected in the form, quality, and nature of the decorations. The study dated several tombstones based on language, comparison, and analysis of the contents and geographical location of the tombstone in relation to the cemetery.