kerbeli

Updated: February 10, 2026

For example, a Meshedi values a prayer-stone from Kerbela, and a Kerbeli values one from Meshed, neither of them having much faith in the efficacy of one from his own city; familiarity with sacred things apparently breeds doubts and indifference.

Thomas Stevens - Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II : From Teheran To Yokohama