Mazar (mausoleum)

The Shrine of Ali in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif (lit. "Tomb of the Exalted"), Afghanistan, one of the reputed burial places of Ali, cousin and son-in law of Muhammad.
The Mashhad of Sayyida Ruqayya, a patron saint of Cairo.
Darbar-e-Jilani duthro Sharif
The shrine of Pir Hadi Hassan Bux Shah Jilani, Duthro Sharif, Pakistan

An Islamic shrine refers to a traditional Sufi mausoleum or shrine in some places of the world, typically that of a saint or notable religious leader. Medieval Arabic texts may also use the words mashhad (مَشْهَد) or maqām to denote the same concept.[1] The terms mazār (Arabic: مَزَار) and marqad (مَرْقَد) or in the Maghreb as ḍarīḥ (ضَرِيْح), are also used for Islamic shrines.

  1. ^ Sandouby 2008, p. 14.

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