Persian · noun · Faith & Sacred History

Dargah

दरगाह

said dar-GAAH

also written: dargaah, dargah, durgah

Meaning

The shrine-tomb of a Sufi saint; a place of pilgrimage and supplication.

Literally: A royal court; a threshold of the great.

Related words

The shrine or tomb of a saint, visited by pilgrims for blessings.

The threshold or shrine of a saint, used to mean the saint's resting place.

A garden-tomb or shrine, especially the blessed tomb of the Prophet at Medina.