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'''Turbah''' is a term used in Shi’ite culture. It literally means “soil” but in Shi’ite culture, it refers to the soil taken from around the grave of [[Hussain ibn Ali|Imam Hussain]]. Some argue that it refers to the soil taken from around any sacred graves including those of [[Imam]]s, prophets, martyrs, and the righteous. However, in its common and exclusive sense, this term refers to the soil taken from around the grave of Imam Hussain, and as narrated by Imams, the terms “al-Tin” and “Tin al-Qabr” most probably are used in the same sense. Turbah is sometimes figuratively used to mean “grave”, particularly to refer to the graves of the righteous. [http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/biruni-abu-rayhan-index Abu Rayḥan Al-Biruni] uses the term “Turbah al-Masouda” to refer to the grave of Imam Hussain (AS). Turbah has always been sacred for the Shiite, representing their “motto”. It has its own particular rules and rituals in Shiite [[hadith]]s and jurisprudence.