The Throne of Sajjada Nasheen of Sachal Sarmast

The ''Sajjāda nashīn'' ( fa, سجاده نشین; lit. " ne whosits

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prayer mat") is a term of Persian origin, used chiefly within the Sufi traditions of

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referring to the successor or hereditary administrator of a Sufi master who typically functions as a custodian or trustee at his

shrine A shrine ( la, scrinium "case or chest for books or papers"; Old French: ''escrin'' "box or case") is a sacred or holy space dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, daemon, or similar figure of respect, wherein they ...

. In some cases, the Sajjada Nashin is the descendant of a Sufi or

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or a descendant of one of their disciples. ''

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'' means 'prayer mat' (from the Arabic '' sajdah'' or 'prostration') while ''nashin'' is the word used for the person seated thereon. A ''Sajjada'' particularly tends to the shrine which is made over the Sufi's

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grave A grave is a location where a dead body (typically that of a human, although sometimes that of an animal) is buried or interred after a funeral. Graves are usually located in special areas set aside for the purpose of burial, such as grave ...

, known as a

Dargah A dargah ( fa, درگاه ''dargâh'' or ''dargah'', Turkish: ''dergâh'', Hindustani: ''dargah'' दरगाह درگاہ, bn, দরগাহ ''dorgah'') is a shrine or tomb built over the grave of a revered religious figure, often a ...

or Mazar. A trustee is a key person who holds and leads the traditional Sufi rituals in the Dargah's daily activities and particularly during death anniversaries called '' Urs''. As a hereditary position the role of Sajjada nashin passes onto a child following the death of the holder. Pakistani politician Shah Mehmood Qureshi was the Sajjada Nashin of the

of Sufi saint Hazrat Baha-ud-din Zakariya Multani but was 'dethroned' following claims he was using his position to further his political career.

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