Mihrab
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mihrab is a noun meaning (Islam) A niche in a mosque that indicates the qibla (direction of Mecca), and into which the imam prays.
Meaning
(Islam) A niche in a mosque that indicates the qibla (direction of Mecca), and into which the imam prays.
More Meanings
- (Islam) A design in a Muslim prayer mat with the same function.
Example Sentences
Certainly there are nagging undertones of regret to the greatest of the Islamic monuments of Spain, the Great Mosque of Córdoba, for now that its mihrab has been demoted to be a mere curiosity, […].
Word Forms
- mihrabs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include niche, qibla, mimbar, kibla, qiblah, kiblah.
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