zarih
Sign in to savethumb|The zarih in the Al-Askari Shrine which surrounds the graves of Hasan al-Askari, [[Ali al-Hadi, and Narjis Khatun]] thumb|The large wooden zarih built over the grave of Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i before the renovation. A zarih (, , ) or ḍarīḥ () is a lattice structure which usually encloses a grave in a mosque or an Islamic shrine. In some cases, it can also surround a religious relic on display.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- architectural element
- Material used
- metal
- Has use
- shrine
Show 2 more facts
- facet of
- Islamic architecture
- Commons category
- Zarih (tomb)
via Wikidata · CC0
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- See also
- References
thumb|The zarih in the Al-Askari Shrine which surrounds the graves of Hasan al-Askari, [[Ali al-Hadi, and Narjis Khatun]] thumb|The large wooden zarih built over the grave of Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i before the renovation. A zarih (, , ) or ḍarīḥ () is a lattice structure which usually encloses a grave in a mosque or an Islamic shrine. In some cases, it can also surround a religious relic on display.
A zarih is built by skilled craftsmen. It can be made out of metals such as silver, or it can be made of wood. The structures can be the size of a small room.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “zarih” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.