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Jami

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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is a Turkish name for the temples in which worship is performed on Fridays (the worship itself bearing the name of Jema-namazi). it being unlawful to use the lesser temples (mosques) on that day. The first. Jami, called Selalyn (i.e. royal), being founded by a sultan, was built by Orkhan the Second, sultan of the Turks, who began his reign in 1326. Broughton, Eio. Hist. Sac. 1, 501.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Jami'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​j/jami.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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