Sajjada nashin

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"Throne" of the Sajjada Nashin of Sufi poet Sachal Sarmast, in Sindh, Pakistan

The Sajjāda nashīn (Persian: سجاده نشین; lit. "[one who] sits [at a] prayer mat")^[1] is a term of Persian origin, used chiefly within the Sufi traditions of South Asia referring to the successor or hereditary administrator of a Sufi master who typically functions as a custodian or trusty at his shrine. In some cases, the Sajjada Nashin is the descendant of a Sufi or Pir or a descendant of a disciple of their's. Sajjada means 'prayer mat' (from the Arabic sajdah or 'prostration') while nashin is the word used for the person seated thereon.^[2] A Sajjada particularly tends to the shrine which is made over the Sufi's tomb or grave, known as a Dargah or Mazar. A trusty is a key person who holds and leads the traditional Sufi rituals in the Dargah's daily activities and particularly during death anniversaries called Urs.

See also[]

• Silsila
• Tariqa
• Ziyarat
• Khanqah
• Sufism

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