ziaratn.
/ziːˈɑːrət/ A Muslim place of pilgrimage, a shrine; a pilgrimage to such a place.
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society > faith > worship > pilgrimage > [noun] > place to which pilgrimage is made
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1776 N. B. Halhed tr. Code Gentoo Laws xii. 187 Places of zeeàrut (or religious Walks).
1913 19th Cent. May 993 This is said to occur frequently in the large shrines or Ziarats, such as Mashad.
1916 M. Diver Desmond's Daughter ii. ix. 121 A graphic tale of the manner in which his tribe had come by their first ziarut.
1925 Blackwood's Mag. Dec. 796/2 That is where my brothre lives, Sahib; he likes to be next to his Ziarat.
1934 N.-W. Frontier Province Gazetteer Peshawar Dist. (ed. 3) I. i. 153 For the mass of the people the local ziarats have to suffice.
1967 F. Rasul Bengal to Birmingham vi. 61 At the appointed time, led by our group leader, we went for the ziarath (meeting the respected one).
1976 Bangladesh Times 12 Jan. 2/5 Monday, January 26: after Esha prayer Khatme Holy Quran, Khatme Gousia and Khatme Khajegan at 2 a.m. Zikir, Zearat and Munazat.
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