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               100  International Multi. J. of PURE LIFE. 9 (30): 91-117, Spring 2022

                  Rome  houses  the  largest                 who  dies  and  do  not
               shrines, and pilgrims go there                stand  by  his  grave;
               with vows, needs, and prayers.                surely  they  disbelieve
               England,  France,  and  Italy                 in  Allah  and  His
               are  also  the  sites  of  many               Apostle  and  they  shall
               shrines .                                     die in transgression”.
                  Pilgrimage is also common                  (Quran, 9: 84)
               among Sunnis, and the jurists
               of  the  four  Sunni  religions           This  verse  indicates  the

               consider the pilgrimage to the         legitimacy of pilgrimage. The
               grave of the Holy Prophet of           Prophet  said  that  he  prayed
               Islam  to  be  one  of  the  most      over  the  bodies  of  the  dead
               recommended .                          and stood at their graves and
                  The  Indian  city  of  Ajmir,       prayed for them, so this verse
               the tomb of Sheikh Moinuddin           forbids this practice regarding
               Chishti,  is  a  sign  of  this        infidels and hypocrites:

               presence;  Because  the  Holy                 “O  you  who  believe!
               Quran  is  the  explanation  of               be  careful  of  (your
               the whole thing and expresses                 duty to) Allah and seek
               everything  necessary  for  the               means  of  nearness  to
               upbringing  and  training  of                 Him and strive hard in
               human beings.                                 His  way  that  you  may

                  In the following, Let's take               be successful”. (Quran,
               a brief look at the pilgrimage                5: 35)
               in it and suffice with hints of it:       Intermediary placing (Shafi'i
                      “And never offer prayer         placing)  and  seeking  from
                      for  any  one  of  them         great personalities is a matter
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