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Does naming places after "Pious Saints" (such as Sidi Hussein or Sidi Ammar) and calling out these names to refer to the place, undermine the perfection of Tawhid (monotheism)?

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The expression "you reside in the country of my master so-and-so" does not detract from monotheism if it is merely intended to designate a place. However, if there is veneration in the heart for the one after whom the place is named, then there is a concern. The Ummah must correct its beliefs and distance itself from exaggeration concerning the righteous, for that was the cause of polytheism among Noah's people.

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