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Ziyarah [literally meaning “visit”] is an act of worship which means to attend before religious leaders or their graves in order to express and show love and reverence and acquire spiritual blessings. Visiting religious personalities and their graves have always been among recommended acts in Islam and during the history, Muslims have paid attention to it and followed it. However, Ziyarah of the Prophet (s) and Imams (a) has had a great importance among Shia and many spiritual benefits and rewards have been mentioned for them. Since Ziyarah is greatly important in Shia culture, it has been regarded among the features of Shia. | '''Ziyarah''' (الزيارة) [literally meaning “visit”] is an act of worship which means to attend before religious leaders or their graves in order to express and show love and reverence and acquire spiritual blessings. Visiting religious personalities and their graves have always been among recommended acts in Islam and during the history, Muslims have paid attention to it and followed it. However, Ziyarah of the Prophet (s) and Imams (a) has had a great importance among Shia and many spiritual benefits and rewards have been mentioned for them. Since Ziyarah is greatly important in Shia culture, it has been regarded among the features of Shia. | ||
Despite the general opinion of Muslims about recommendation and permissibility of Ziyarah, Wahhabiya sect who have certain interpretations of some verses claim that Ziyarah is not compatible with the conduct of the Prophet (s) and have issued questions about this issue. These questions have caused Shia and Sunni scholars to answer and defend the permissibility of Ziyarah. | Despite the general opinion of Muslims about recommendation and permissibility of Ziyarah, Wahhabiya sect who have certain interpretations of some verses claim that Ziyarah is not compatible with the conduct of the Prophet (s) and have issued questions about this issue. These questions have caused Shia and Sunni scholars to answer and defend the permissibility of Ziyarah. | ||