Perso-Arabic term for shrine or tomb
Rauza , Rouza , Roza (Urdu : روضة , Bengali : রৌজা , Hindi : रौज़ा ) is a Perso-Arabic term used in Middle East and Indian subcontinent which means shrine or tomb.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] It is also known as mazār , maqbara or dargah .[ 4]
The word rauza is derived through Persian from the Arabic rawdah (روضة rawḍah ) meaning garden, but extended to tomb surrounded by garden as at Agra and Aurangabad .[ 5] Abdul Hamid Lahauri, the author of the Badshahnama , the official history of Shah Jahan 's reign, calls Taj Mahal rauza-i munawwara (Perso-Arabic : روضه منواره rawdah-i munawwarah ), meaning the illumined or illustrious tomb in a garden.[ 2]
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