 After their death, people visit their tombs or mausolea, referred to as dargah or maqbara.The path of Sufism starts when a student takes an oath of allegiance with a teacher called "Bai'at" or "Bay'ah" (Arabic word meaning "transaction") where he swears allegiance at the hands of his Pir and repents of all his previous sins.After that, the student is called a Murid (Arabic word meaning committed one).