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This is a list of ziyarat locations from all around the world. Ziyarat locations are often shrines dedicated to various Muslim saints and Awliya but can also be places that are associated with them, like zawiyas .
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Ziyara(h) (Arabic: زِيَارَة ziyārah, "visit") or ziyarat (Persian: زیارت, ziyārat, "pilgrimage"; Turkish: ziyaret, "visit") is a form of pilgrimage to sites associated with the Islamic prophet Muhammad, his family members and descendants (including the Shī'ī Imāms), his companions and other venerated figures in Islam such as the prophets, Sufi auliya, and Islamic scholars.
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Ziyarat al-Nahiya al-Muqaddasa (Arabic: زِيَارَة ٱلنَّاحِيَة ٱلْمُقَدَّسَة) which means Ziyarat of the sacred area, is regarded as a related Ziyarat to Hussain ibn Ali; it is recited on Ashura day [1] [2] (and likewise other times). [3] [4]
Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf, Iraq. The Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf is considered the holiest, which contains the tomb of Ali.He was the cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad. Ali is considered by Shia tradition to be the first legitimate caliph and the first imam due to the proclamation given by Muhammad.
Ziyarat Arba'een (Arabic: زیارة الأربعین) is an annual pilgrimage that takes place in the holy city of Karbala in Iraq. It is the world's largest pilgrimage, reaching an estimated number of over 22 million pilgrims in 2023.
[1] [8] At the beginning of the nineteenth century, during the Wahhabi control over Mecca and Medina in 1806, many religious buildings, including tombs and mosques, [ 9 ] were demolished. This demolition occurred both inside and outside al-Baqi, [ 10 ] in accordance with the Wahhabi interpretation of Islamic doctrine that forbids idolatry. [ 1 ]