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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Death anniversary of a Sufi saint}}<br />
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[[Image:Shrine Of Allo Mahar sharif.jpg|thumb|right|218px|Urs of [[Islamic Naqshbandi saints of Allo Mahar]] is celebrated on 23 March every year]]<br />
'''Urs''' (from {{Lang-ar|عرس}} ''‘Urs'') or ''Urus'' (literal meaning wedding),<ref name= "urscal">{{cite web|url=http://taqwa.sg/v/calendar/|title=Urs|access-date=2020-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031181204/http://taqwa.sg/v/calendar/|archive-date=2019-10-31|url-status=live}}</ref> is the [[death anniversary]] of a [[Sufi]] saint, usually held at the saint's [[dargah]] (shrine or tomb). In most Sufi orders such as [[Naqshbandi]]yyah, [[Suhrawardiyya]], [[Chishtiyya]], [[Qadiriyya]], etc. the concept of Urs exists and is celebrated with enthusiasm. The devotees refer to their saints as lovers of God, the beloved.<ref name ="urscal" /><br />
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Urs rituals are generally performed by the custodians of the [[Dargah|shrine]] or the existing Shaikh of the [[silsila]]. The celebration of Urs ranges from Hamd to Naat and in many cases includes the singing of religious music such as [[qawwali]]. The celebration also features [[food sampling|food samples]], bazaar, and various kinds of shops.<br />
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The Urs of [[Moinuddin Chishti|Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti]] at [[Ajmer Sharif Dargah|Dargah Sharif]] in [[Ajmer]] attracts more than 400,000 devotees each year and is regarded as one of the most famous urs festivals around the world.<ref name="timesofindia">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-29/jaipur/30675437_1_garib-nawaj-ajmer-dargah-anjuman-committee|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126030039/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-29/jaipur/30675437_1_garib-nawaj-ajmer-dargah-anjuman-committee|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 January 2013|title=Another entrance for the Ajmer dargah|agency=[[Times of India]]|date=29 January 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=19 February 2012}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Erwadi]]<br />
* [[Tirupparankunram]]<br />
* [[Manamadurai]]<br />
* [[Pir Mangho Urs]]<br />
* [[Urs (Ajmer)]]<br />
* [[Madurai Maqbara]]<br />
* [[Mela Chiraghan]]<br />
* [[Beemapally]]<br />
* [[Sufi Barkat Ali]]<br />
* [[Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Islam in India]]<br />
[[Category:Islam in Pakistan]]<br />
[[Category:Sufism in Pakistan]]<br />
[[Category:Islam in Bangladesh]]<br />
[[Category:Sufism in Bangladesh]]<br />
[[Category:Arabic words and phrases]]<br />
[[Category:Islamic terminology]]<br />
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