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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.
Kaliyar Sharif Dargah complex is home to a notable Gular tree, which holds significance for pilgrims visiting the shrine. Pilgrims often take the tree's fruits as Tabarruk believing them to receive blessings (Barakah). It is said that the revered saint used to meditate under the shade of the Gular tree.
The Shore of Women is a 1986 feminist science fiction novel by American author Pamela Sargent. The story follows the points of view of Laissa and Arvil in the first part, titled "The Enclave". It follows Birana and Arvil in the second part, "The Refuge". The final part, called "The Shrine", is again narrated by Laissa. [1]
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In earlier times, the term simply referred to worshiping at the shrine during the hours of the ox, and the curse connotation developed later. At the Kifune Shrine in Kyoto, there was a tradition that if one prayed here on the "ox hour of the ox day of the ox month of the ox year" the wish was likely to be granted, because it was during this alignment of the hour, day, month, and year that the ...
Lady Rokujō, disguised as an elegant village woman, finds a monk praying at a Shintō shrine in Nonomiya Sagano, Kyoto, and asks him to leave. She tells him she visits the shrine every year on this day to remember the past and offer a ritual. Lady Rokujō tells the monk her life story as portrayed in The Tale of Genji.
In 1704, she was joined by a few other young women who shared her vision of helping the needy. Thus was founded the Sisters of Saint Anne of Providence of Saumur. [4] Her work was endorsed by noted preacher Louis de Montfort. [5] Delanoue founded Providence House, which during the famine of 1709, cared for about 100 people. [6]
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