Is Visiting a Mazaar Shirk ?

Visiting Mazaars is a common practice in South Africa amongst the muslim community. If you’re unfamiliar with what a mazaar is you’re free to do your own research for a more clear answer but from my understanding its basically a place where a “saint” is buried. My family has done it for years. It’s something thats been passed down and my grandparents advised my parents to do it as well. My parents have done it a couple times but have stopped for years now. The older i got, the more i felt it wrong and saw it as maybe Shirk. Note that i was under 10 years old when we used to visit and im much older now. On our visit to the Mazaar we usually purchased a Green cloth (to cover the body of the saint), sweets and money which were made to be offerings. You then get “blessed” by a man who comes around with peacock feathers and fans you with it. When leaving we were told to walk out backwards because you aren’t allowed to “turn your back” on the Mazaar. I’ve made Muslim friends from different countries and they don’t have any knowledge of this and also consider it shirk. If it is Shirk, why isn’t anyone advising those who have been misled ? I have attached a picture of a Mazaar I found on TikTok submitted by /u/MostDoor9276 [link] [comments]

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