Ziyarat

Ziyārah () (Commonly referred to as, "Ziyārat" ; meaning: "Visit") is a pilgrimage to sites associated with Muhammad, his family members and descendants (including the Shī‘ah Imāms), his companions, or other venerated figures in Islām, such as the Prophets, Sufi saints and Islāmic scholars. Sites of pilgrimage include mosques, graves, battlefields, mountains, and caves.
Ziyārat can also refer to a form of supplication made by the Shī‘ah, in which they send salutations and greetings to Muhammad and his family.List of Supplication Ziyarats
== Etymology & Usage ==
"Ziyarat" comes from the Arabic word "zur" meaning "to visit". The word is actually pronounced "ziyarah" with an 'h' at the end, but as Arabic is not the first language of most Muslims, the word is commonly pronounced "ziyarat" rather than "ziyarah". It can also be transliterated from Arabic as "ziarah".
Iranian and south-Asian Muslims use the word ziyarat for both, the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca,as well as for pilgrimages to other sites.
== Pilgrimage sites ==
Different Muslim-majority countries, speaking many different languages, use different words for these sites.
* Ziyaratgaah — Persian word meaning, "sites of Ziyarat"
* Imamzadeh — in Iran, tombs of the "descendants of Shī‘ah Imāms"
* Dargah (درگاہ, दरगाह) — in South Asia, Iran and Central Asia, tombs of Sufi saints
* Ziyaratkhana — in South Asia (less common) 
* Derga or Ziyaret — in Turkey
Sufi places of worship and retreat may be built near the graves of famous Sufi saints; they are often called khanqahs or tekkes.
== Sites by country ==
=== Afghanistan ===
* Khwaja 'Abd Allah Ansari shrine, Gazargah 
* The Rawze-e-Sharif (Blue Mosque), said to be the grave of Ali ibn Abi Talib; Mazar-i-Sharif
* Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa shrine, Balkh
* Baba Hatim Ziyarat, Emam Sahib
=== Algeria ===
* Othmania Zawia, traditional zaouia established in memory of a saint; Tolga
* Sidi Okba, Tomb of Sidi Okba bin Nafei, the great Muslim Commander of Umayyad Forces; Biskra
=== Bangladesh ===
*Dargah of Hazrat Shah Jalal, the Dargah (tomb) and Masjid (mosque) of the Turkish Sufi saint Hazrat Shah Jalal; Sylhet
=== China (People's Republic of) ===
* Qilghili Keldim of Xinjiang
* Numerous gongbei shrines (built around graves of Sufi saints), in particular in Linxia City, Gansu
=== India ===
The Ziyarat sites in India are owned and maintained by the waqf Boards of the respective states in which they are located. 
Image:Erwadidurgah.jpg|The Dargah of The emperor of South India, Qutbul Hamid Gausul Majid Hazrat Sulthan Syed Ibrahim Shaheed Badusha Raziyallah Ta'ala anhu, Erwadi Durgah, Ramanathapuram District.
Image:Tiruparankundram dargah.jpg|Dargah of Hazrat Sulthan Sikandhar Badhusha Shaheed, at the top of Thiruparankundram hills, Madurai, India.
Image:maqbara.jpg|The dargah of Hazrat Meer Ahmad Ibrahim, Hazrat Meer Amjad Ibrahim, Hazrat Syed Abdus Salaam Ibrahim called as Maqbara Hazrats, Madurai.
Image:Nizamuddin.jpg|The dargah of Khwaja Nizamuddin Awliya, Delhi.
Image:TombSalimChisti.jpg|The dargah of Salim Chisti, through the Buland Darwaza.
Image:Haji-Ali-2.jpg|The dargah and mosque of Haji Ali
Image:Sufi photos 051.jpg|Sultan-ul-Hind Gharīb Nawāz Moinuddin Chishti Darga Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
*Qutbul Hamid Gausul Majid Hazrat Sulthan Syed Ibrahim Shaheed Badusha Raziyallah Ta'ala anhu, Erwadi Durgah, Ramanathapuram District, Tamilnadu
*Wazir Al Akbar Ameer Al Aufar Mustajab Ad Dhu'aa Hazrat Sulthan Sikandhar Badusha Shaheed Raziyallah Ta'ala anhu, Thiruparankundram, Madurai, Tamilnadu. 
*Also look at List of Islamic shrines in Tamil Nadu
* Madurai Maqbara Hazrats Mir Ahmad Ibrahim Razi, Meer Amjad Ibrahim Razi, Syed Abdus Salaam Ibrahim Razi, at Maqbara Madurai, India
*Hazrath Adam(A) landed from paradise to Adam mountain-(Boudh hill)-Sri Lanka-it is nearer to south India.
*Dargah (shrine) of Adam(A)&Hawwa beevi, Mannar-Srilanka-Near to South India 
*Dargah (shrine) of Habeel ibn-Adam(A), Rameswaram-Chennai-Tamilnadu 
* Dargah (shrine) of Prophet Nooh(A), Manik parvath(Al-joodi hill), Fiazabad, Utter Pradesh
* Dargah (shrine) of Prophet Shees(A), Son of Adam(A), (Al-joodi hill), Fiazabad, Utter Pradesh
* Dargah (shrine) of Prophet Davood(A), (Al-joodi hill), Fiazabad, Utter Pradesh
* Dargahs (shrines) of 40 prophets chalees Ambiya, Baros-Punjab-It revealed by Imam Rabbani
* Imam Rabbani Mujaddid Alfussani(R), Sirhind, Punjab
* Muhammed Maasoom(R), Sirhind, Punjab
* Muhammed Saifudheen(R), Sirhind, Punjab
* Hazrat Imam Ali Nasir, Jalandhar,Punjab. AL FAQR
* Syed Ghulam ur Rasool Shah,Paddi Matt,Jalandhar,Punjab. AL FAQR
* Baba Pathaan Sherwani, Village Soeta,Usman Pur, Nawan Shehr, Punjab. AL FAQR
* Molvi Ghulam ur Rasool,Alampur,Hoshiarpur,Punjab. AL FAQR
* Syed Kareemulla Shah Qadari,Kasmur,Nollore,Andhra Pradesh. AL FAQR
* Noor Muhammed Badhayooni(R), Delhi
* Muhammed Baqi Billah(R), Delhi
* Shah Valiyullah Dahlavi(R), Delhi
* Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtyar Kaki’s shrine near Delhi
* Ali Hamadani(R), Charare-Shereef, Kashmir
* Dargah (shrine) of Ahmed Raza Khan, Bareilly
* Dargah of Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia, Delhi
* Tomb of Amir Khusro, Delhi
* Sulthanul-Hind Hazrat Shiekh Khwaja Syed Muhammad Moinuddin Chishti - Gharīb Nawāz in Ajmer, Rajasthan
* Dargah of Hussain Tekri in Jaora, Madhya Pradesh
* Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar district, Jammu and Kashmir
* Dargah of Salim Chishti, at Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh
* Dargah of Syed Ashraf Jahanghir Semnani, at Kichochashareef, Uttar Pradesh
* Mirsa jan jan& Abdullah janjan bade navas-gulburg
* Sheikh Jamaluddin Qutb's shrine in Haryana
* Shrine of Ibrahim, Bhadreswar, Gujarat
* Jamaludheen Jana, Gujarat
* Valley of Saints, shrines of several Sufi saints and the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, Khuldabad, Maharashtra.
* Darghah of Haji Ali, Mumbai
* Dargah of Makhdoom Ali Mahimi, at Mahim in Mumbai
* Nath-har Ali Badhshah(R), Trichi-Trinapalli, Tamilnadu
* Tameemul Ansari(R), Chennai, Tamilnadu
* Ukkasha(R), Tamilnadu
* Dargah of Nagore, in Tamil Nadu we recommend you to visit Click here to visit Nagore Dargha Website.
* Hazrath Haja Sheikh Alavudeen(RA),Paapavoor,Tamil Nadu
* Darghah of Sulthan Ibraheem Badushah, [[[Ervadi, http://www.ervadi.com], Tamilnadu]]
* Hazrath Hameed Aulia(RA),Kanchipuram,Tamil Nadu
* Hazrath Usmaan Aulia(RA),Kanchipuram,Tamil Nadu
* Hazrath Syed Moosa Sha Qadiri(RA), Dargah chennai, Tamil Nadu
* Dargah of Hazarath Tawakkal Mastan, Bangalore, Karnataka
* Bababudangiri shrine, Chickmagalur, Karnataka
* Darghah of Tippu Sultan(R), Mysore, Karnataka
* Sayyid Muhammed Madani(R), Mangloor, Karnataka
* Sayyid Alavi Mouladdhaveela-MAMBURAM, Malabar, Kerala
* Muhammed Ibn-Alavudheen, Ediyangara, Calicut-Kerala
* Valiyullah Quthubul Aalam Sheikh C M Muhammed AbuBacker (R) - Madavoor, Malabar, Kerala
* Shiekh Faridudheen Valiyullah (R), Kanjiramattom, Ernakulam, Kerala
* qutubul qadriyya shiekh kamaludheen EK umrar haji al qadri, calicut, kerala
* shiekh jamaludheen EK ahmad haji al qadri muttichoor, thrisur, kerala
* shiekh shaheed aliyul bakari parambil (ra), calicut, kerala
* shiekh ashiq-u-rrasool kundoor abdul qadr musliar al qadri(ra), malappuram, kerala
* qutubul qadriyya shiekh saeed sirajudheen al qadri ailakkad(ra), malappuram, kerala
* kaniyamburam abdurrazak masthan (Ra), kerala
* Malik Ibn Habeeb, Kasaragod, Kerala
* Shiekh Abdu Rahiman Naqshbandhi-Khalidi, Tanoor, Kerala
* Shiekh Muhammed Bappu Khalidi-Shadhili, Machingappara-Tirur, Kerala
* Raffi Rifayya-Old Masjid, Calicut, Kerala
* Zainudheen Maqdoom(R)-1, Ponnani, Kerala
* Zainudheen Maqdoom(R)-2, Mini Palli, Shompal
* Abdul Qader Sani-Suharwardhi,, Purathiyil-Kannur, Kerala
* Muhammed Moula- Buqari, Kannur, Kerala
* Sheikh Muhammed Haji Thangal (R) Shadhili, Vadakara-Calicut, Kerala
* Faqeer Shah Baba Qadri Gwalior, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
* Pallipadi Auliya, Ernakulam, Kerala
* Sayyid Hamid Thangal Rifai, Kalamassery, Kerala
* Hazar Deewane- shah kapasan, m.p.
* Sayyid Moulal Bhukhari - Kannur City, Kannur, Kerala
* Valiyullahi (R) - Muttil Juma Masjid, Muttil, Kannur, Kerala
* Valiyullahi (R) - Oliyankara Juma Masjid, Cherukunnu, Kannur, Kerala
* Umar Qazhi (R) - Veliyankode, Malabar, Kerala
* Tamim ul Dari (R), Parapalli, Calicut, Kerala
* Hazrat Shah Noor Jamal(RA),Hoshiarpur
=== Indonesia ===
* The tombs of the Wali Sanga
* Tomb of Tuan Guru Syeikh Abdurrahman Siddiq, Riau - frequented by Malays from Indonesia and Malaysia
=== Iran ===
Iran's Cultural Heritage Organization lists several hundred "ziyarat-gah" or places of pilgrimage in which a sage, Sufi, Imamzadeh, or Imam were buried in Iran. Some of the more popular ones include:
Image:Imam Ali Reza.jpg| Imam Ridha Mosque, the biggest and holiest shrine of Iran which is visited by 12 to 15 million pilgrims every year.
Image:Masoumeh.jpg|Hazrat Fatimah al-Ma'sūmah Mosque, one of Iran's holiest places. The shrine complex includes dozens of seminaries and religious schools.
Image:IMG 1218.jpg|The shrine of Shah-Abdol-Azim is in the city of Rayy. The mausoleum of Imamzadeh Hamzeh, Imam Reza's brother, and that of Imamzadeh Tahir, son of Imam Sajjad, are adjacent to this holy shrine.
Image:Haram emamzadeh saleh.jpg|Inside Imamzadeh Saleh in Tehran
Image:Shazdeh hosein qazvin.jpg|Shazdeh Hosein shrine, Qazvin
Image:Emamzadeh-hamzeh.jpg|Imamzadeh Hamzeh, Mahshahr-Hendijan, Khuzestan.
Image:Shebli2.jpg|Shrine of Sheikh Shebeli, Damavand. 
Image:Sheikh-safi.jpg|Sheikh Safi's tomb, Ardabil.
* Shrine of Bayazid Bistami, Bistam
* Darb-i Imam shrine, Isfahan
* Davazdeh Imam shrine, Yazd
* Fatimah al-Ma'sūmah Mosque, Qum
* Friday Mosque of Shiraz, Shiraz
* Harun-i Vilayat Mausoleum, Isfahan
* Imam Ridha Mosque - a large complex, developed on the burial site of the Eighth Shī`a Imām, 'Ali ar-Ridha, Mashad
* Imamzadeh Saleh, Tehran
* Imamzadeh Husayn, Ardestan
* Imamzadeh Ismail, Ardestan
* Imamzadeh Shah Hussein, Varamin
* Imamzadeh Rabi'a Khatun, Ashtarjan
* Ja'far Imamzadeh, Qum
* Masumzadeh shrine, Damghan
* Pir-e Vaqef shrine complex, Afushteh
* Pir-i Bakran, tomb shrine of Muhammad ibn Bakran, Linjan
* Qadamgah shrine, Qadamgah
* Shah Chiragh shrine complex, Shiraz
* Shah Nur ad-Din Ni'matullah Vali shrine, Mahan
* Shaikh Ishaq Safi shrine, Ardabil
* Shrine complex of Shaykh 'Abd al-Samad, Natanz
* Imamzadeh Shah Ahmad Qasem, Qom
* Shah-Abdol-Azim shrine of Imamzadeh Hamzeh, Imamzadeh Tahir, and Shah-Abdol-Azim, Rayy
=== Iraq ===
Six of twelve, Twelver Shī‘ah Imāms are buried in Iraq:
Image:Meshed ali usnavy (PD).jpg|Imām `Alī MosqueTomb of:*`Alī ibn Abī Tālib(First Shī‘ah Imām)*Adam (Shī‘ah belief)*Noah (Shī‘ah belief)( Najaf )
Image:Kerbela Hussein Moschee.jpg|Imām Husayn MosqueTomb of:*Husayn ibn ‘Alī(Third, Twelver Imām)*‘Ali Akbar ibn Husayn*‘Ali Asghar ibn Husayn*Habīb ibn Madhāhir*All the martyrs of Karbalā*Ibrāhīm ibn Mūsā al-Kādhim( Karbalā )
Image:AlAbbasMosque01.jpg|Al ‘Abbās MosqueTomb of:*‘Abbās ibn `Alī( Karbalā )
Image:Al-Khadhumain shrine in baghdad.jpg|Al Kādhimiya MosqueTomb of:*Seventh, Twelver Shī‘ah Imām, Mūsā al-Kādhim*Ninth, Twelver Shī‘ah Imām, Muhammad at-Taqī*Shaykh Mufīd*Shaykh Tūsī( Kādhimayn )
Image:Al-Askari Mosque 2006.jpg|Al ‘Askarī MosqueTomb of:*Tenth, Twelver Shī‘ah Imām, ‘Alī an-Naqī*Eleventh, Twelver Shī‘ah Imām, Hasan al-‘Askarī*Hakimah Khātūn*Narjis Khātūn( Sāmarrā' )
* A Mosque built around the place where Muhammad al-Mahdi (twelfth, Twelver Shī‘ah Imām) first entered the Minor Occultation, Samarra
* Imam Awn al-Din Mashhad, tomb of Imam Ibn Hassan Awn al-Din; Mosul
* Nabi Jirjis complex, shrine dedicated to Saint George; Mosul
* Shrine of Shaikh Syed Abdul-Qadir Jilani Al-Hassani W Al-Husaini,Ghous Paak Dastgeer,Meeraan Hoo, Baghdad AL FAQR
=== Israel and Palestinian territories===
* Masjid al-Aqsa, built over the spot where Muhammad is said to have prayed before he ascended to the heavens; Jerusalem
* Masjid Sakhra (Dome of the Rock), built over the rock from whence legend holds Muhammad is to have ascended to the heavens; Jerusalem
* Tomb of Bibi Maryam, the mother of Prophet Isa, Jerusalem
* The Cave of Prophets (ghar al-anbiya), between Jerusalem and Damascus
* Tomb of Prophet Ezra, between Jerusalem and Damascus
* Tomb of Moses, 10 miles from Jerusalem
* Tomb of Abraham, Hebron
* Tombs of Sarah, Issac and Jacob, Hebron
* Joseph's Tomb, outside Nablus
* Tomb of Lot, Bani Na'im
* Tomb of Tamim al-Dari, Bayt Jibrin
* Tomb of Jonah, Halhul, Khan Yunis or Mashhad
* Tomb of Hashem - Muhammad's great grandfather, Gaza
* Tomb of Samuel, Nabi Samwil
===Kazakhstan===
*Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasavi, Hazrat-e Turkestan (See volume by Privratsky in references.)
=== Malaysia ===
* Shrine of Syed Shahul Hamid, George Town, Penang
* Tomb of Ismail Nagore, George Town, Penang
* Tomb of Noordin Sahib, George Town, Penang
* Tomb of Syed Mustapha Idris a.k.a. Dato' Koyah, George Town, Penang
* Tomb of Wali Mohammed Salleh, Batu Uban, Penang - frequented by Naqshabandi Malays.
=== Mali ===
* Tomb of Askia, Gao
=== Morocco ===
* Complex of Sidi Bul Abbas, of one Marrakech's celebrated seven saints, Marrakech
* Zawiya and Mosque of Moulay Idris II, Fes
=== Pakistan ===
* Data Darbar Complex Hazrat Syed Data Ali Hajweri Hassani Husaini AL FAQR
* Hazrat Peer Makki Shah Hassani Husaini AL FAQR
* Bibi Paak Daman, said to hold the graves of five ladies from the prophet Muhammad's household(Ahl Al-Bayt) AL FAQR
* Pir Syed Meher Ali Shah Hassani Husaini Gilani Golra Shrif, Islamabad AL FAQR
* Hazrat Allama Muhammad Iqbal,Badshahi Masjid,Lahore. AL FAQR
* Darbar-e-Akbaria-Hazrat Akbar Sultan R.A and Hazrat Chan Sultan Ameer Afzal,Punjab. 
* Dargah of Shah Shams Sarwari
* Tomb complex of Lal Mahra, Dera Ismail Khan
* Shrine complex of Mir Ishaq and Mir Aref, Thagas, Pakistan-administered Northern Areas
* Shrine of Sayyed Mohammad Astana, Khapalu, North-West Frontier Province
* Hadhrat Molana Pir Fakir-u-llah Bakoti shrine of Bakote Shareef
* Hazrat Sakhi Shah Chan Charagh, shrine of Shah Chan Chiragh, Rawalpindi.
* Mohra Sharif, Murree hills of Punjab.
* Baba Shah Jamal,Ichhrah Lahore. AL FAQR
* Lal Shah Baaz Qalandar,Sehwan Sharif. AL FAQR
* Hazrat Syed Baba Lal Shah Badshah Qalander,Muree Hills,Punjab. AL FAQR
* Moula Kadham, Haiderabad.
* Baba Mauj Deen, Lahore.
* Baba Bahauddin Auliya
* Sultan Fuqra-Hazrat Sakhi Sultan BAHOO,Shourkot,District-Jhang. AL FAQR
* Mehboob-e Jilani-Sufi Ghulam Ahmad,Iqbal Nagar,Kassuwaal. AL FAQR
* Ghulam Husain(Baba Ghorriyaan wale Srkar)Baleekay,Safdarabad. AL FAQR
* Sain Roshan Din,Chhota Kotla,Sangla Hill. AL FAQR
* Baba Noor Shah Walli,Laari Adda,Faisalabad. AL FAQR
* Hazrat Abu Anees Muhammad Barkat Ali Ludhianivi,Daar-ul-Ehsaan,Faisalabad. AL FAQR
* Sufi Mubarak Ali,Awagat,Jaranwala,Faisalabad. AL FAQR
* Khan baba,Awagat,Jaranwala,Faisalabad. AL FAQR
* Syed Ghulam-e Mustafa Shah,Paddi matt wale,Sain di Khoei,Faisalabad. AL FAQR
* Syed Ali Haider Shah,Sain di Khoei,Faisalabad. AL FAQR
* Baba Sher Shah(Zahira Peer),Sain di Khoei,Faisalabad. AL FAQR
* Baba Rehmay Shah,Sain di Khoei,Faisalabad. AL FAQR
* Baba Muhammad Husain Mast Qadiri,Sain di Khoei,Faisalabad. AL FAQR
* Baba Bashir(BAB),Sain di Khoei,Faisalabad. AL FAQR
* Baba Lasorri Shah,Jhang Bazar,Ginta Ghar,Faisalabad. AL FAQR
* Imam Jalwi,Dhudiwala,Faisalabad. AL FAQR
* Baba Faryaad Sain,Dhudiwala,Faisalabad. AL FAQR
* Nisar Ahmad Khan Qadiri,Chak#122-GB.Faisalabad. AL FAQR
* Baba Siraj(Kikar Sain),Adda Chak#123G.B. Jaranwala Road.Faisalabad. AL FAQR
* Mian Muhammad Bakhash,Karri Sharif,Mirpur,Azad Kasmir. AL FAQR
* Faqeer Noor Muhammad Kalachvi,Kalachi Shrif,Dera Ismail Khan AL FAQR
* Mian Meer Saab,Lahore AL FAQR
* Syed Waris Shah,Jindyala Sher Khan,Shaikhupura. AL FAQR
* Khwaja Ghulam Farid,Mithan Kot. AL FAQR
* Syed Wazir Ali Shah(Sangal Shah),Chak#105-GB.Bangay,Faisalabad. AL FAQR
* Syed Wasal Shah,Hassan Abdal. AL FAQR
* Baba Bulleh Shah,Kasur. AL FAQR
* Shah Inayat Qadri,Lahore. AL FAQR
* Madhoo Lal Husain(Shah Husain),Lahore. AL FAQR
* Hazrat Baba Chatri Saaien,Lari Adda,Lahore AL FAQR
* Hazrat Abdullah Shah Ghazi,Karachi AL FAQR
*Baba Farid-ud-din Ganj-e-Shakar,Paak Pattan Sharif. AL FAQR
*Shrine of Khwaja Sheikh Pak(RA), Derh PIndi, Lahore.
* Shrine of Qalandar Baba Bukhari (Makhdoom Syed Safdar Ali Shah Bukhari (Kakyoon Waali Sarkar)),Dhudian,Pakistan
* Shrine of AAla Hazrat Lillahi(Hazrat Hafiz Ghulam Nabi (R.A) 18th Centuray) Lilla ,Punjab Pakistan
* Shrine of Hazrat Baba Hassan Shah walli Shahdara town Lahore
* Shrine of Hazrat Baba INAYAT Shah Walli,Lahore.
* Shrine of Hazrat baba Sher shah walli Lahore
=== Saudi Arabia ===
* Prophet's Mosque in Madina; Muhammad Rasoolulla (SAW) Roza mubarak (Tomb )
* Jannatul Baqee' Cemetery in Madina - graves of: Hasan ibn Ali - the Second Shī`a Imām; Ali Zaynul 'Aabideen - the Fourth Shī`a Imām; Muhammad al-Baqir - the Fifth Shī`a Imām; and Ja'far as-Sadiq - the Sixth Shī`a Imām are buried here; It is also thought that the real grave of Fatimah, daughter of Muhammad, lies here as well.
* Jannatul Mualla Cemetery in Makkah - graves of: Abd Manaf, Hashim, Abdul Muttalib, Abu Talib and Lady Khadija among others, are buried here.
* Hira, the cave where the angel Gabriel is said to have first visited Muhammad.
=== Singapore ===
* Shrine of Syed Shahul Hamid
* Tomb of Wali Habib Noh - frequented by Malays and Naqshabandis
* Shrine of Hazrath Khwaja Habibullah Shah at Kubur Kassim on Siglap road near ChaiChee in Singapore.
=== South Africa ===
* Tomb (kramat) of Sheikh Abdul Rahman, Cape Town - venerated by Cape Malays
* Tomb of Sheikh Jaafar, Cape Town - venerated by Cape Malays
* Tomb of Sheikh Mahmood, Cape Town - venerated by Cape Malays
* Tomb of Shaikh Yusuf Faure, Cape Town - venerated by Cape Malays
* Tomb of Sheikh Sayed Ahmed Badsha Peer (RA) [Durban]
* Tomb of Hazrat Sufi Saheb (RA) [Durban]
* Tomb of Hazrat Raja Bawa (RA) [Durban]
* Tomb of Hazrat Fathe Bawa (RA) (Durban )
* Tomb of Hazrat Bhaijaan Bawa Sufi (RA) (Durban )
* Tomb of Hazrat Goolam Hoosein Fazle Elahi (RA) (Boksburg)
=== Sri Lanka ===
* Jailani, Katharagama - venerated by Sufi Muslims
* Ketchimale, Beruwala
* Devatagaha, Colombo
=== Syria ===
* Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque, the tomb of Zaynab, daughter of Ali and Fatimah, Damascus
* Sayyidah Ruqayya Mosque, the tomb of Sukayna, daughter of Husayn - the grandson of Muhammad, Damascus
* Hujr ibn Adi Mosque, the tomb of Hujr - a companion of Ali, in Adra (a small town near Damascus)
* Baab Sagheer Cemetery (also called Goristan-e-Ghariban) - many famous historical figures, including Umm Kulthum bint Ali and Bilal al-Habashi are buried here, Damascus
* Nabi Habeel Mosque, the tomb of Abel, son of Adam, Damascus
* Araq Tomb, Damascus, dedicated to Suhayb al-Rumi
* Bab al-Hadid, Aleppo
* Bab al-Nasr, Aleppo
* Bab Antakeya, Aleppo
* Hilaliyya Zawiya, Aleppo. Mausoleum for Sheikh Mohammed Hilal Ram Hamdani
* Umayyad Mosque (Jaami al-Amawi), Damascus
* Salera Hill, Damascus
=== Turkey ===
* Tomb of Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, Konya
* Tomb of Khalid ibn Zayd Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, Istanbul
=== Turkmenistan ===
* Shrine complex of Jamaluddin, Anau
=== Uzbekistan ===
* Saifuddin Bakharzi shrine, Bukhara
* Chupan Ata shrine, Samarkand
* Shah-i-Zinda shrine, Samarkand
* Imam Bukhariy shrine, Bukhara
* Abdukholiq Gijduvaniy shrine, Bukhara
* Orif Revgari shrine, Bukhara
* Anjir Fagnaviy shrine, Bukhara
* Ali Rometaniy shrine, Bukhara
* Boboi Samosiy shrine, Bukhara
* Sayyid Amir Kulol shrine (Amir Kulal), Bukhara
* Bakhouddin Nakshband shrine, Bukhara
* Shayxul Olam shrine, Bukhara
* Chashmai Ayub shrine, Bukhara
* Piridastgir shrine, Bukhara
* Bandikusho shrine, Bukhara
* Poraduz shrine, Bukhara
==Views on Ziyarat==
===Sunni Views===
The majority of the wahhabi ]]Sunni]]s believe that visiting the graves of saints should be classified as shirk, or idolatry, and bid'ah, or innovation except the visiting of the tomb of Muhammad in Medina which may be done during Hajj, the Islamic pilgrimage. However, it is not a requirement of Hajj. Even so, the Sunni scholars state that it would be a Shirk act if they communicate directly with the tomb of Muhammad. They point out to the following sayings of Muhammad as an evidence for their belief.
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 23, Number 425: 
Narrated 'Aisha: 
When the Prophet became ill, some of his wives talked about a church which they had seen in Ethiopia and it was called Mariya. Um Salma and Um Habiba had been to Ethiopia, and both of them narrated its (the Church's) beauty andworship, for verily I forbid you to do so.”Sahih Muslim (Eng. trans.) vol.1, p.269, no.1083
* “The most evil of mankind are those who will be alive when the Last Day arrives and those who take graves as places of worship.”Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal (al-Fitan wal-Ashrat as-Sa’aat – the trials and signs of the Hour). See Ahkaamul-Janaa’iz, p.278
* It is also reported in the most authentic books of Sunni Islam that Aa’ishah (wife of Muhammad) reported: 
“Had it not been so, his (i.e. the Prophet’s) grave would have been in an open place, but it could not be due to the fear that it could be taken as a mosque.”Sahih al-Bukhari (Eng. Trans.) vol.2, p.232, no.414, Sahih Muslim (Eng. Trans.) vol.1, p.268, no.1076 and Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal vol.6, no.156-198, vol.8, no.114.
The Sunni Scholars declare that the purpose of visiting the graves and cemeteries is only to remind people of death and the transit curse be upon the Jews and Christians for taking the graves of their Prophets as places of worship.”Sahih Al-Bukhari (Eng. Trans.) vol.1, p.255, no.427 Sahih Muslim (Eng. Trans.) vol.1, p.269, no.1082, Sunan Abu Dawood (Eng. Trans.) vol.2, p.917, no.3221, Sunan an-Nass’ai vol.1, no.115 and others.
* “...Beware that those before you took the graves of their Prophets as places of worship. Do not take graves as places of worship, for verily I forbid you to do so.”
* “The most evil of mankind are those who will be alive when the Last Day arrives and those who take graves as places of worship.”
* It is also reported in the most authentic books of Sunni Islam that Aa’ishah (wife of Muhammad) reported: 
“Had it not been so, his (i.e. the Prophet’s) grave would have been in an open place, but it could not be due to the fear that it could be taken as a mosque.”
The Sunni Scholars declare that the purpose of visiting the graves and cemeteries is only to remind people of death and the transitory nature of life.
In the case of the Wahhabi Saudis, such Muslims who have achieved political power over a country or a region have used that power to prevent ziyarat and even to destroy tombs near which people would pray and make supplications.
In Saudi Arabia, the Guardian of the Two Holy Mosques, attempts to prevent Shi'as and Sufis from performing ziyarat to the graves of nobles (except the tomb of Muhammad) while they are visiting Mecca and Medina during the Hajj. For an example, the Baqi Cemetery, is surrounded by large billboards proclaiming the sinfulness of shirk and grave-worshipping. Visitors are advised to visit the cemetery only to remind themselves of death and the Hereafter.
===Sūfī Views===
===Shī‘ah Views===
There are many reasons for which the Shī‘ah partake in the performance of Ziyarah, none of which include the worship of the people buried within the tombs - Ayatullah Borujerdi and Ayatullah Khomeini have both said: The Shī‘ah do however perform Ziyarah, believing that the entombed figures bear great status in the eyes of God, and seek to have their prayers answered through these people (a form of Tawassul) - Sayyid Muhammad Hasan Musawi writes: In this regard, Ibn Shu’ba al-Harrani also narrates a hadīth from the tenth Imām of the Twelver Shī‘as: The Ziyarah of the Imāms is also done by the Shī‘ah, not only as a means of greeting and saluting their masters who lived long before they were born, but also as a means of seeking nearness to God and more of His blessings (barakah).
The Shī‘ah do not consider the narrations in Bukhari to be authentic,Moojan Moman, Introduction to Shi'i Islam, Yale University Press, 1985, p.174 ; Ahmad Abdullah Salamah, Shia & Sunni Perspective on Islam, p.52. and argue that if things such as Ziyarah and Tawassul were innovations and shirk, Muhammad himself would have prohibited people as a precaution, from visiting graves, or seeking blessings through kissing the sacred black stone at the Ka‘bah.Risalatan Bayn al-Shaykhayn, p.17.http://www.imamreza.net/eng/list.php?id=0113http://www.al-islam.org/mot/tawassul.htm Some Sunni scholars such as Ibn Taymiyyah,Majmu'ah Fatawa Ibn Taymiyyah, vol.1, p.106, as cited in al-Mausu'ah al-Fiqhiyyah al-Kuwaitiyyah, vol.14, pp.163-164. Ibn Taymiyya states: "Those who accuse a person of heresy for making tawassul deserve the most severe punishment." have also rejected the notion that such things are innovations (bid'ah).
== Note on "the poor man's Hajj" ==
Apparently there is a folk belief in South Asia that passing through the gate of the Dargah of Khwaja Sahib seven times is equivalent to doing the Hajj. According to the Tribune of India: 
: "The “zannati darwaja” is opened only four times in a year during Khawaja’s Urs, on Id-ul-Fitar, Sixth of Id and Bakrid. It is considered by faithfuls that one who passes through the “zannati darwaja” gets his seat reserved in “Zannat” (heaven) after death. Moreover seven rounds of the “Darwaja” gives “sawab” equal to Haj pilgrim. Those who cannot afford to go for Haj come here when the “darwaja” traditionally remains open and pass through it seven times. This is called poor men’s Haj." 
==See also==
*Imamzadeh
*Tablet of Visitation
==References==
*Privratsky, Bruce G. Muslim Turkistan: Kazak Religion and Collective Memory. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon. 2001.
*Subtelny, M. E. 1989. The cult of holy places: religious practices among Soviet Muslims. Middle East Journal, 43(4): 593–604.
=== External links ===
* AL-ARIFEEN for FAQRISM ( Spiritualism & Mysticism )
* AL-FAQR for FAQRISM ( Spiritualism & Mysticism )
* Views held by The Shia on Ziyarat
* Archnet shrine directory, with pictures
* Madurai Hazrats'Maqbara
* Book: Your Personal Guide to UMRA, HAJJ, and ZIYARAT (pdf file)
* Listing of ziyarat sites
 
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