Practicing Success
Pilgrimage to the tombs of Sufi Saints to seek spiritual grace is known as _________. |
Barkat Ziyarat Langar Silsila |
Ziyarat |
The correct answer is Option (2) → Ziyarat Pilgrimage to the tombs of Sufi Saints to seek spiritual grace is known as Ziyarat. 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). For more than seven centuries people of various creeds, classes and social backgrounds have expressed their devotion at the dargahs of the five great Chishti saints. Amongst these, the most revered shrine is that of Khwaja Muinuddin, popularly known as “Gharib Nawaz” (comforter of the poor). |