Dargah is derived from a Persian word which literally means "portal" or "threshold." The Persian word is a composite of … See more

Sufi shrines are found in many Muslim communities throughout the world and are called by many names. The term dargah is common in the Persian-influenced Islamic world, notably in Iran, Turkey and South Asia. … See more

There are many active dargahs open to the public worldwide where aspirants may go for a retreat. The following is a list of dargahs open to the public.
• Shrine of Shaykh Abdul Qadir Gilani in Baghdad, … See more

The Ahl-i Hadith, Deobandi, Salafi and Wahhabi religious scholars argue against the practice of constructing shrines over graves, and consider it as associating partners with God, which is called shirk. They believ… See more

Sufis, refute such claims on the basis of misquotation of hadith. The hadith "Let there be curse of Allah upon the Jews and the Christians for they have taken the graves of their apostles as places of worship.(S… See more

• Ernst, Carl W. The Spirituality of the Sufi Shrine – Chapter 9, The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Islamic Spirituality, 2022. pp. 165–179. doi:10.1002/9781118533789.ch9 See more