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{{short description|Islamic mausoleum}}
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[[File:Kannam Parambu Masjidh, Kozhikode.jpg|thumbnail|Kannam Parambu Maqbarah in [[Kozhikode]]]]
[[File:Kannam Parambu Masjidh, Kozhikode.jpg|thumbnail|Kannam Parambu Maqbarah in [[Kozhikode]]]]
The [[Arabic language|Arabic]] word '''''Maqbara'''''' ({{lang|ar|مقبرة}} "[[mausoleum]]"; ''plural'': {{lang|ar|مقابر}} '''''Maqâbir''''') is derived from the word '''Qabr''', which means [[grave (burial)|grave]]. Though maqbara refers to the graves of all [[Muslims]], it refers especially to a Muslim [[cemetery]]. In some Islamic cultures (especially Indo-Pak-influenced) it refers also to the graves (Raula or [[Rauza]]) of religious figures or Waliyullahs considered to have dedicated their life to [[Islam]], striving to be true Muslims and training others to follow Islam as preached by the [[Islamic prophet]] [[Muhammad]].
The [[Arabic language|Arabic]] word '''{{Lang|ar-latn|maqbara}}''' ({{lang|ar|مقبرة المسلمين}} "[[mausoleum]]"; ''plural'': {{lang|ar|مقابر}} '''''maqâbir''''') is derived from the word '''qabr''', which means [[grave (burial)|grave]]. Though {{lang|ar-latn|maqbara}} refers to the graves of all [[Muslims]], it refers especially to a Muslim [[cemetery]]. In some Islamic cultures (especially Indo-Pak-influenced) it refers also to the graves (raula or [[rauza]]) of religious figures or Waliyullahs considered to have dedicated their life to [[Islam]], striving to be true Muslims and training others to follow Islam as preached by the [[Islamic prophet]] [[Muhammad]].
In Asian countries, maqbara also refers to the [[Dargah]] of Waliyullahs, [[Sufis]], [[Sheikhs]], [[Imams]], Qutbs and Ghouses. There are many Dargahs of Waliyullahs all over India, and their maqbaras are found therein.


==Madurai Maqbara==
In Asian countries, {{lang|ar-latn|maqbara}} also refers to the [[dargah]] of Waliyullahs, [[Sufis]], [[Sheikhs]], [[Imams]], Qutbs and Ghouses. There are many dargahs of Waliyullahs all over India, and their {{lang|ar-latn|maqbaras}} are found therein.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Norwalk Hour |publisher=The Norwalk Hour |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3U81AAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Maqbara%22&pg=PA25&article_id=4402,5425659 |language=en}}</ref>
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In [[Madurai]], South [[Tamil Nadu]], the term maqbara usually refers to the Dargahs of three saints: Meer Ahmad Ibrahim Waliyullah Al Kabir, Meer Amjad Ibrahim Waliyullah As Saghir, and Syed Abdus Salaam Ibrahim Saalim Waliyullah. The graves of all three [[sheikhs]] are in the [[Kazimar Big Mosque|Kazimar big mosque]] (Periya Pallivasal) in the heart of Madurai city, the cultural capital of [[Tamil Nadu]] in South India.
==Notable maqbara==
=== Egypt ===
* [[Al-Rifa'i Mosque]]
* [[City of the Dead (Cairo)|City of the Dead]]
 
=== Saudi Arabia ===
* [[Al-Baqi Cemetery]]
* [[Jannat al-Mu'alla]]
* [[Al Oud cemetery]]
 
=== India ===
* [[Madurai Maqbara]]
 
=== Canada ===
* [[Assyrian Muslim Cemetery]]


==See also==
==See also==
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Kannam Parambu Maqbarah in Kozhikode

The Arabic word maqbara (مقبرة المسلمين "mausoleum"; plural: مقابر maqâbir) is derived from the word qabr, which means grave. Though maqbara refers to the graves of all Muslims, it refers especially to a Muslim cemetery. In some Islamic cultures (especially Indo-Pak-influenced) it refers also to the graves (raula or rauza) of religious figures or Waliyullahs considered to have dedicated their life to Islam, striving to be true Muslims and training others to follow Islam as preached by the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

In Asian countries, maqbara also refers to the dargah of Waliyullahs, Sufis, Sheikhs, Imams, Qutbs and Ghouses. There are many dargahs of Waliyullahs all over India, and their maqbaras are found therein.[1]

Notable maqbara[edit | edit source]

Egypt[edit | edit source]

Saudi Arabia[edit | edit source]

India[edit | edit source]

Canada[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. The Norwalk Hour. The Norwalk Hour.

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