The Sufi masters held their assemblies in their khanqahs, which were also called:

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The correct answer is hospices.

Key Points

Khanqahs, also known as hospices of silk, are buildings made specifically for Sufis.
Muslim mystics known as sufis eschewed religious pretense and emphasized love and devotion to God as well as compassion for other people.
Sufi pilgrims congregate in Khanqahs for a spiritual reason.
It is located in Albania, Turkey, Iran, and North Africa.
Khanqahs are also known as Dargahs in South Asia.
It is a structure made up numerous halls with various features and sizes.
For daily prayer, Muslims flock to this location in India's Maner Sharif, which dates back about 800 years.

Additional Information

Dargahs:
- A dargah is a shrine or tomb constructed over the grave of an important religious figure, sometimes a dervish or saint of the Sufi faith.
Stupas:
- Stupas are a significant type of Buddhist architecture. It is typically thought of as a sepulchral monument, which is a place of burial or a storage for religious items.
Shrines:
- Shrines are sacred or holy places where a particular deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, daemon, or other similar respectable character is honored and worshipped.