13 Chapter 1 The Nights of Shiraz The city of Shiraz was enclosed by high walls. It had four gates, each of which was guarded by a tall, fortied castle. Near the gate of Estakhr was located the burial ground, or marqad, of Sayyed(1) Hamzah Abul-Qāsim. The majority visitors to this grave were descendants of the children of (1) Sayyed (singular of sadāt) is a term used as a title for a Sharif person considered one of the descendants of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) through the line of Fātimah, the Prophet’s daughter, and her husband, Ali ibn Abi Tālib, a cousin of the Prophet.
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