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Also known as dargah sharif, Shi'a, Kramat

thumb|The Tomb of Salim Chishti at [[Fatehpur Sikri, India was built in 1581 during the reign of Mughal Emperor Akbar.]]

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  • Etymology and other terms
  • Significance
  • List of present-day shrines
  • Opposition
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Further reading
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thumb|The Tomb of Salim Chishti at [[Fatehpur Sikri, India was built in 1581 during the reign of Mughal Emperor Akbar.]]

A Sufi shrine or dargah is a shrine or tomb built over the grave of a revered religious figure, often a Sufi saint or dervish. Sufis often visit the shrine for ziyarat, a term associated with religious visitation and pilgrimages. Dargahs are often associated with Sufi eating and meeting rooms and hostels, called khanqah or hospices. They usually include a mosque, meeting rooms, Islamic religious schools (madrasas), residences for a teacher or caretaker, hospitals, and other buildings for community purposes.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “dargah” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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