Similar words: hemihydrate, thrall, thrasher, shrank, tehran, ashram, thrash, phrase. Meaning: n. 1. (Islam) a design in the shape of niche in a Muslim prayer rug; during worship the niche must be pointed toward Mecca 2. (Islam) a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca.
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1. Mosques are oriented so that the mihrab faces Mecca.
2. The mihrab, which is located at the midpoint of the wall facing Qibla, is a niche or recess that constitutes the central and, at times, the most decorated feature in any mosque.
3. The vocabulary of the mosque: the minaret, the mihrab and the minbar.
4. However, the mihrab on the Western wall of the sanctuary articulating the Qibla or the direction towards Mecca offered a notional focus.
5. The Minbar is the platform in a mosque placed next to the mihrab and is used for khutba (sermon), which is delivered by the Imam.
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