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What are khanqahs?
The Sufi masters held their assemblies in their khanqahs or hospices.
1. The hospice is a source of rest for travellers, especially one kept by a religious order. Devotees of all descriptions including members of the royalty and nobility, and ordinary people flocked to these khanqahs. 2. They discussed spiritual matters, sought the blessings of the saints in solving their worldly problems, or simply attended the music and dance sessions. 3. Often people attributed Sufi masters with miraculous powers that could relieve others of their illnesses and troubles. The tomb or dargah of a Sufi saint became a place of pilgrimage to which thousands of people of all faiths thronged.
1. The hospice is a source of rest for travellers, especially one kept by a religious order. Devotees of all descriptions including members of the royalty and nobility, and ordinary people flocked to these khanqahs. 2. They discussed spiritual matters, sought the blessings of the saints in solving their worldly problems, or simply attended the music and dance sessions. 3. Often people attributed Sufi masters with miraculous powers that could relieve others of their illnesses and troubles. The tomb or dargah of a Sufi saint became a place of pilgrimage to which thousands of people of all faiths thronged.
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