HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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What was Ziyarat in the language of the Sufis?
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Offering free kitchens run on futuh (unasked for charity)
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Reciting divine name
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Pilgrimage to the tombs of Sufi saints for seeking barkat (spiritual grace)
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Setting up of auqaf (charitable trusts)
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Sufism had an important influence on medieval literature, especially poetry, that was written in Arabic, Persian, Turkic and Urdu.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pilgrimage, called ziyarat, to tombs of Sufi saints is prevalent all over the Muslim world. This practice is an occasion for seeking the Sufi’s spiritual grace (Barakat). Worship at Sufi shrines is called ‘Ziyarat’.
Detailed explanation-3: -Dargah is built on the tombs of Sufi saints who propagated Sufism. The tomb or dargah of a sufi saint becomes a place of pilgrimage to which thousands of people of all faiths throng. Often people attribute sufi masters with miraculous powers that could relieve others of their illnesses and troubles.
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