shrine
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"Friday prayer is an obligation for us, but performing it at Al-Aqsa is something entirely different," said Sharif Mohammad, 39, referring to the site’s status as Islam's third-holiest shrine.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Many elderly women and young girls also visit the shrine.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Her home is a shrine to Regency England; a life-size cutout of actor Colin Firth—from what many consider the best of the many renditions of “Pride & Prejudice”—stands watch over her much-ruffled bedroom.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Their loved one's ashes are placed inside and the space turned into an ancestral shrine.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
“You know shadowshaping won’t work on the Sorrows? Your spirits won’t even go near them probably, especially when they’re on their home turf. All their power is centered in that shrine behind the church.”
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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