Definitions for "Mihrab"
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Ka'ba, Kaaba, Ka'bah, Minaret, Qiblah, Qibla, Mosque, Minbar, Masjid, Mi'raj, Tawaf, Zamzam, Salah, Qu'ran, Moslem, Umra, Rasul, Talbiyah, Haji, Wahy, Five pillars of islam, Mohammed, Imam, Muhammad, Adhan, Namaz, Surah, Qur'an, Muezzin, Koran, Dhikr, Sufis, Sawm, Hajj, Shahid, Makkah, Ayah, Asr, Salaam, Sunni, Fajr, Sunna, Dome of the rock, Hafiz, Tasbeeh, Sufi, Basmala, Ayat, Fatima
thing - (mih-RAAB) Niche at the front of a mosque that indicates the direction one must face in order to pray facing Mecca.
niche indicating the direction of Mecca (and for prayer)
A design element in a prayer rug that represents the prayer point. It can be pointed, arched or a blunt end.
Recess in the masjid that indicates the direction of salah (prayer).
the ornamented niche in the wall of a mosque which indicates the direction of prayer.
(Arabic). A niche in the wall of a mosque that is oriented towards Mecca, the direction of prayer.
A niche in the center of a masjid wall indicating the direction of Makkah to which worshippers direct their prayers.
Niche or alcove in a mosque wall, indicating the Quiblah - the direction of Makkah, towards which all Muslims face to perform salah.
An arch or niche inside a mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca, the proper direction for prayer. The mihrab is located in the qibla wall.
niche in the western wall of a mosque
The arch of a mosque in a prayer rug indicating the direction of Mecca.
(Arabic) In Muslim architecture: the apsidal niche in one interior wall of a mosque indicating the direction ( qibla) of Mecca, towards which the Muslim worshipper must face while performing prayer. It first appeared in mosques in the early 8th century. (see also niche 2)
sacred niche in a mosque that faces Mecca (Arabic mihrab)
(Islam) a design in the shape of niche in a Muslim prayer rug; during worship the niche must be pointed toward Mecca
Arabic word for a niche in the Qibla wall of a mosque, pointing in the direction of Meccak. Perhaps of Egypto-Christian origin, it was first installed in the early eighth century AD rebuilding of the mosque at Medina.
Prayer niche with a pointed arch; the motif which distinguishes a prayer rug from other types.
A niche in the middle of the mosque wall, facing the city of Mecca, indicating the direction of prayer.
meh-rob]: The niche in the wall which shows the direction of prayer.
Typical design of a prayer rug derived from the niche or chamber in a mosque.
A niche design in the middle of a Muslim prayer rug, pointed toward Mecca during worship.
mih-raab]: A niche in the wall of a masjid that indicates the qiblah, the direction of Makkah, towards which all Muslims turn during the formal worship. Architecturally, the mihrab serves to amplify the voice of the imam as he leads the worshippers in prayer.
The alcove (indentation) in a side of the mosque that points in the direction of Mecca
Decorated niche including the direction of Mecca, and therefore of prayer.
arched niche indicating direction of Mecca.
Prayer niche in a mosque or other religious structure, emphasizing the direction of prayer.
A niche in the Qibla wall of a mosque indicating the direction of Makkah
niche in the wall of a Muslim mosque indicating the direction of Mecca
This design has the prayer arch of an Islamic mosque in the rug's field.
the niche, oriented towards Mecca, from which the prayers of the Muslims are directed
The prayer niche in a mosque represented by the arch in a prayer rug.
An opening in a wall of a mosque that indicates the direction to Mecca, or qibla.
Mihrab (in Persian مهراب or Ù…Øراب, in Arabic ألمØراب pl. Ù…Øاريب), sometimes spelled "mehrab" or "mehraab", is a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the qibla, i.e. the direction of Kaaba that Muslims should face when praying. The wall is called the qibla wall. The mihrab gives the impression of a door or a passage to Mecca.
Voice amplifier