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Maqbara
The Arabic language, Arabic word ( "mausoleum"; ''plural'': ''maqâbir'') is derived from the word qabr, which means grave (burial), grave. Though refers to the graves of all Muslims, it refers especially to a Muslim cemetery. In some Islamic cultures (especially Indo-Pak-influenced) it refers also to the graves (raula or rauza) of religious figures or Waliyullahs considered to have dedicated their life to Islam, striving to be true Muslims and training others to follow Islam as preached by the Islamic prophet Muhammad. In Asian countries, also refers to the dargah of Waliyullahs, Sufis, Sheikhs, Imams, Qutbs and Ghouses. There are many dargahs of Waliyullahs all over India, and their are found therein. Notable maqbara Egypt * Al-Rifa'i Mosque * City of the Dead (Cairo), City of the Dead Saudi Arabia * Al-Baqi Cemetery * Jannat al-Mu'alla * Al Oud cemetery India * Madurai Maqbara Canada * Assyrian Muslim Cemetery See also * Khwaja Khizr Tomb * List of Islamic sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madurai Maqbara
The Madurai Maqbara (; ) is a dargah complex that contains the mausoleums of three Sufi saints: Mir Ahmad Ibrahim, Mir Amjad Ibrahim, and Abdus Salaam Ibrahim; and is situated in Kazimar Big Mosque, Madurai, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The Arabic language, Arabic, the word ''maqbara'' means mausoleum, and is derived from the word ''qabr'', meaning grave. Though maqbara refers to the graves of all Muslims, it refers especially to the graves (Raula or Rauza) of religious figures or Islamic religious leaders, Waliyullahs who dedicated their life to Islam, striving to be true Muslims and training others to follow Islam as first preached by the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Overview In Madurai, in southern Tamil Nadu, there are many dargahs of Waliyullahs, but the term "Madurai Maqbara" generally refers to the dargahs of three saints: Mir Ahmad Ibrahim, Mir Amjad Ibrahim, and Abdus Salaam Ibrahim located in the Kazimar Big Mosque premises. The birth of these three Waliyullahs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dargah
A Sufi shrine or dargah ( ''dargâh'' or ''dargah'', Turkish: ''dergâh'', Hindustani: ''dargāh'' दरगाह درگاہ, ''dôrgah'') 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 ( madrassas), residences for a teacher or caretaker, hospitals, and other buildings for community purposes. The same structure, carrying the same social meanings and sites of the same kinds of ritual practices, is called '' maqam'' in the Arabic-speaking world. Dargah today is considered to be a place where saints prayed and mediated (their spiritual residence). The shrine is modern day building which encompasses of actual dargah as well but not alwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rauza
Rauza, Rouza, Roza (, , ) is a Perso-Arabic term used in Middle East and Indian subcontinent which means shrine or tomb. It is also known as mazār, ''maqbara'' or ''dargah''. The word ''rauza'' is derived through Persian from the Arabic ''rawdah'' ( ''rawḍah'') meaning garden, but extended to tomb surrounded by garden as at Agra and Aurangabad. Abdul Hamid Lahauri, the author of the Badshahnama, the official history of Shah Jahan's reign, calls Taj Mahal ''rauza-i munawwara'' (Perso-Arabic The Persian alphabet (), also known as the Perso-Arabic script, is the right-to-left script, right-to-left alphabet used for the Persian language. It is a variation of the Arabic script with four additional letters: (the sounds 'g', 'zh', ' ...: ''rawdah-i munawwarah''), meaning the illumined or illustrious tomb in a garden. References {{Authority control Burial monuments and structures Islamic architecture Arabic words and phrases Persian words and phrases Urdu-lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khwaja Khizr Tomb
Khwaja Khizr Tomb (Khwaja garib nawaz Tomb) is a maqbara located at Jatwara, Sonipat, Haryana, India. It was built by Ibrahim Lodi in the memory of Muslim saint Khwaja Khizr, the son of Darya Khan, during the period of . Ibrahim Lodi built the tomb, which is five hundred years old, as the last construction of the Lodi dynasty by Ibrahim Lodi. The Tomb of Khwaja Khizer nawaj was constructed with red sandstone, Lakhauri bricks and kankar blocks. According to a Persian inscription found in the tomb Khwaja Khizer was the son of Dharya Khan Sharwani who was an influential noble in the court of Ibrahim Lodi. Tomb is a mixture of Indo-Islamic architecture influenced by Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ... and Indian architecture. References Buildings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of The Dead (Cairo)
The City of the Dead, or Cairo Necropolis, also referred to as the Qarafa (; locally pronounced as ''al-'arafa''), is a series of vast Islamic-era necropolises and cemeteries in Cairo, Egypt. They extend to the north and to the south of the Cairo Citadel, below the Mokattam Hills and outside the historic city walls, covering an area roughly long. They are included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of "Historic Cairo". The necropolis is separated roughly into two regions: the Northern Cemetery to the north of the Citadel (also called the Eastern Cemetery or ''Qarafat ash-sharq'' in Arabic because it is east of the old city walls), and the older Southern Cemetery to the south of the Citadel. There is also another smaller cemetery north of Bab al-Nasr. The necropolis that makes up "the City of the Dead" has been developed over many centuries and contains both the graves of Cairo's common population as well as the elaborate mausoleums of many of its historical rulers and elites. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Customs
Death is dealt with differently in cultures around the world, and there are ethical issues relating to death, such as martyrdom, suicide and euthanasia. Death refers to the permanent termination of life-sustaining processes in an organism, i.e. when all biological systems of a human being cease to operate. Death and its spiritual ramifications are debated in every manner all over the world. Most civilizations dispose of their dead with rituals developed through spiritual traditions. Disposal of remains In most cultures, after the last offices have been performed and before the onset of significant decay, relations or friends arrange for ritual disposition of the body, either by destruction, or by preservation, or in a secondary use. In the US, this frequently means either cremation or interment in a tomb. There are various methods of destroying human remains, depending on religious or spiritual beliefs, and upon practical necessity. Cremation is a very old and quite common cus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maqam (shrine)
A maqām () is a Muslims, Muslim shrine constructed at a site linked to a religious figure or Wali, saint, commonly found in the Levant (or ''al-Shām),'' which comprises the present-day countries of Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, and Israel. It is usually a funeral construction, commonly cubic-shaped and topped with a dome. The cult for holy sites in Islamic Syria heightened during the 12th and 13th centuries, particularly under Zengid dynasty, Zangid and Ayyubid dynasty, Ayyubid rule. Historians attribute this surge to the political climate, notably the Crusades and the Muslim reconquest of the region. Funded by rulers and the elite, these shrines functioned as points of piety, attracting individuals from different levels of society, generating employment opportunities, and contributing to economic growth. During this period, as demand increased, more sanctuaries emerged, some repurposed from Jewish and Christian holy sites, others built upon newly discovered tombs and relics, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Islamic Shrines In Tamil Nadu
This is a list of notable Islamic shrines in Tamil Nadu, a state of India. In Tamil, dargah is sometimes transliterated as ''darga''. List * Erwadi Dargah; contains the tomb of Qutbus Sultan Syed Ibrahim Shaheed Badshah * Hazrat Noor Mohammad Shah Dargah, also known as Panruti Darga, located in Podakkudi; contains the tomb of Hazrat Noor Mohammad Shah * Kalifa e Nathar Wali, located in Trichy; contains the tomb of Shams Mansoor Shams Peer * Kattupalli, a compound of dargahs located at Ervadi * Kovalam Darga or Kovalam Darga, located in Chennai; contains the tomb of Tamim al-Ansari * Kuangudi Mastan Sahib Darga, located at Tondiarpet; contains the tomb of Kunangudi Masthan Sahib * Lalpet Dargah, located in Cuddalore; contains the tomb of Sheikh Shams-ul-Aarifeen Qutb-ul-Aqtab Khwaja Dil Nawaz FaizeeShah Noori Chisti-ul-Qadiri * Muthupet dargha; contains the tomb of Sheik Dawood Kamlil Valyullah * Nagore Dargah, in Nagore, in the Nagapattinam district; contains the tomb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assyrian Muslim Cemetery
The Syrian Muslim Cemetery is a Muslim cemetery in Mountrail County, North Dakota, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. It is the oldest Muslim cemetery in the United States, and was the only Muslim cemetery in North Dakota for 90 years. It is located 1/4 mile south of US 2 on 87th Ave. NW, near Ross. Mosque The original mosque at the site was built in 1929 by immigrants from what is now Lebanon and Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t .... A modest replacement mosque was built in 2005, although it was built for historical purposes and is rarely used. References {{National Register of Historic Places Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in North Dakota National Register of Historic Places in Mountrail Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Oud Cemetery
Al Oud Cemetery () is a public cemetery in the al-Owd neighbourhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, known for being the resting place of many kings, queens, crown princes and royals of the second and current Saudi states. The word "''al-ʿŪud"'', in Peninsular Arabic means "elder (older person)", likely referring to King Abdulaziz, who was buried in the cemetery. Location Al Oud graveyard is situated at Al Ghafran district and around 1 km away from Batha'a street, the center of Riyadh. More specifically, the cemetery is on the right hand side of Batha'a street going south, between Al Diryah and Manhub. It is some 2 1/2 km from the Imam Turki bin Abdullah mosque. In March 2012, the environmental health directorate of the Riyadh municipality started a project to mark each grave electronically. People usually go there to pay respects to the dead. Burials The cemetery is well-known, since it is the resting place for many members of the Saudi royal family, including King Abdulazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jannat Al-Mu'alla
Jannat al-Mu'alla (), also known as the "Cemetery of Ma'la" ( ') and ''Al-Ḥajūn'' (), is a cemetery to the north of ''Al-Masjid Al-Haram'', and near the Mosque of the Jinn in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. It is the place where the Islamic prophet Muhammad's wife, grandfather, and other ancestors are buried. History Many of Muhammad's relatives were buried in this cemetery before his Hijrah in 622. Many domes and structures have been built or rebuilt over known graves over the years. Tombs in this cemetery were demolished in 1925, the same year that the Jannat al-Baqi' cemetery in Medina was demolished by the Saudi King, Ibn Saud. According to Wahabi tradition of Sunni Islam, shrines are forbidden to be built over a grave so as to not take any saint or dead person for worship. This happened despite protests by the international Shia community. Some Shiites continue to mourn the day the House of Saud The House of Saud ( ) is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. It is comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
