Zarih

{{Short description|Ornate lattice structure enclosing a grave in Islamic shrines}}

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A zarih ({{langx|fa|ضَرِیح}}, {{Langx|ur|{{nq|ضَرِیح}}}}, {{langx|hi|ज़रीह}}) or ḍarīḥ ({{langx|ar|ضَرِيح}}) is a lattice structure which usually encloses a grave in a mosque or an Islamic shrine.{{cite web | url=http://www.adinebook.com/gp/product/9647015348 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820233212/http://www.adinebook.com/gp/product/9647015348 | archive-date=2014-08-20 | title=آدینه بوک: فرهنگ تشریحی معماری و ساختمان ~سیریل هریس، محمدرضا افضلی (مترجم)، مهرداد هاشم زاده همایونی (مترجم) }} In some cases, it can also surround a religious relic on display.

A zarih is built by skilled craftsmen. It can be made out of metals such as silver, or it can be made of wood. The structures can be the size of a small room.{{cite web | url=http://www.adinebook.com/gp/product/9647015348 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820233212/http://www.adinebook.com/gp/product/9647015348 | archive-date=2014-08-20 | title=آدینه بوک: فرهنگ تشریحی معماری و ساختمان ~سیریل هریس، محمدرضا افضلی (مترجم)، مهرداد هاشم زاده همایونی (مترجم) }}

Notable zarih can be found in the Imam Husayn Shrine, the mosque of Imam Ali, and the Shrine of Abdul Qadir al-Jilani.

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