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A Sufi Saints day in South Africa: The Legend of Badshah Pir |
THIS article examines the role of pîrs (saints), mazârs (shrines) and 'urs (death anniversaries) in forging Islamic culture and identity in South Africa, whose minority Muslim population of approximately one million originates mainly in the Indian sub-continent a |