The
Arabic word
Maqbara ("
mausoleum";
plural: Maqâbir) is derived from the word
Qabr, which means
grave. Though maqbara refers to the graves of all
Muslims, it refers especially to the graves (Raula or Rauza) of religious figures or Waliyullahs who dedicated their life to
Islam, striving to be true
Muslims and training others to follow Islam as preached by the
Islamic prophet,
Muhammad. In Asian countries, maqbara also refers to the
Dargah of Waliyullahs,
Sufis,
Sheikhs,
Imams, Qutbs and Ghouses. There are a large number of Dargahs of Waliyullahs all over India, and their maqbaras are found therein.