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" Grave visitation/worship - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
McGregor, Richard J.
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English
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1061811
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ALei2208
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McGregor, Richard J.
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Grave visitation/worship - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ McGregor, Richard J.
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Leiden: Brill
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Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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(2,246 words)
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Grave visitation/worship , commonly termed ziyāra , denotes simply a visit, but more specifically, a piously motivated pilgrimage. The most significant pilgrimage, incumbent upon all able-bodied Muslims with the material means, is that of the ḥajj to the Kaʿba, in Mecca, which may include a visit to the grave of the prophet Muḥammad, in Medina. The ḥajj shares many features with local and regional pilgrimage practices: experiences of liminality and sacred space, a social levelling and formation of community among fellow travellers, and a display of piety through rituals such
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Islam.
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