also narrates a hadīth from the tenth Imām of the Twelver Shī‘as: The Ziyarah of the Imāms is also done by the Shī‘ah, not only as a means of greeting and saluting their masters who lived long before they were born, but also as a means of seeking nearness to God and more of His blessings (barakah). The Shī‘ah do not consider the hadith collected by al-Bukhari to be authentic, and argue that if things such as Ziyarah and Tawassul were innovations and shirk, Muhammad himself would have prohibited people as a precaution, from visiting graves, or seeking blessings through kissing the sacred black stone at the Ka‘bah. It is a popular Shi'i belief that to be buried near the burial place of the Imams is beneficial. In Shi'i sacred texts it is stated that the time between death and resurrection (barzakh) should be spent near the Imams. See also Hajj and Umrah List of ziyarat locations Tablet of Visitation Jamiah kabirah Ziyarat List of holiest Shi'ite sites References Further reading Sacred Gorshunova, Olga V. Trees of Khodzhi Baror: Phytolatry and the Cult of Female Deity in Central Asia // Etnograficheskoe Obozrenie, 2008, No. 1:71-82. Privratsky, Bruce G.(2001) Muslim Turkistan: Kazak Religion and Collective Memory. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon. Subtelny, M. E. (1989) The cult of holy places: religious practices among Soviet Muslims. Middle East Journal, 43(4): 593–604. External links Ziyarat of Imam Husain Al-Arifeen for FAQRISM (Spiritualism & Mysticism) AL-Faqr for FAQRISM (Spiritualism & Mysticism) Views held by The Shia on Ziyarat Archnet shrine directory, with pictures Maqbara.com – Madurai Hazraths Maqbara Madurai Hazrats'Maqbara Book: Your Personal Guide to UMRA, HAJJ, and ZIYARAT (pdf file) Listing of ziyarat sites Visiting the Graves (Sunni) Visiting (the graves of) the Righteous (Sunni) Visiting (the tomb of) the Prophet (Sunni) Islamic pilgrimages Islamic terminology