Selimiye Mosque – “The Secret of the Fertile Pattern”

Narrator:
“Those who stepped on the stones in the courtyard of Selimiye Mosque during Ramadan nights had beautiful dreams. In these dreams, a master would show people a pattern for their lives.”

Narrator:
“Young tailor Ayça, when she stepped on those stones, saw illuminated motifs in her night dream.”

Master (in a dreamlike tone):
“Every person weaves the pattern of their own life, my child. Yours will beautify with patience.”

Narrator:
“The next day, Ayça embroidered the motifs she saw onto fabrics. Those motifs were so loved that everyone in the neighborhood wanted one.”

Narrator:
“That Ramadan, Ayça's patterns began to be referred to as the 'pattern of hope' in the city.”