Al-Asaru’sh-Sharif

Posted on 03/14/2012 by marina

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AL’-ASARU ‘SH-SHARIF الأثر الشريف
The sacred relic. A hair of either the beard or mustachios of Muhammad, or a foot-print of the Prophet. One of these sacred relics (a hair of his beard) is exhibited in the great mosque at Delhi, another in a mosque in Cashmere.

Based on Hughes, Dictionary of Islam

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