Sajjada nashin

The Sajjada Nashin (lit. "[one who] sits [at a] prayer mat")[1] is a term 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 sajjada 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.

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

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References
  1. Schimmel, Annemarie (1980). Islam in the Indian Subcontinent. Leiden: Brill. p. 273.
  2. Ali, Syed Ameer (1885). The Law Relating to Gifts, Trusts, and Testamentary Dispositions Among the Mahommedans:According to the Hanafi, Maliki, Shâfeï, and Shiah Schools. London: Thacker, Spink and Company. p. 246.


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