Rauza
Rauza, Rouza, Roza (, , ) is a Perso-Arabic term used in Middle East and Indian subcontinent which means shrine or tomb. It is also known as mazār, "maqbara" or "dargah". The word "rauza" is derived through Persian from the Arabic "rawdah" ( "rawḍah") meaning garden, but extended to tomb surrounded by garden as at Agra and Aurangabad. Abdul Hamid Lahauri, the author of the Badshahnama, the official history of Shah Jahan's reign, calls Taj Mahal "rauza-i munawwara" (Perso-Arabic: "rawdah-i munawwarah"), meaning the illumined or illustrious tomb in a garden.