What name is given to the wall of a Mosque that faces Mecca?
"the mosque reveals its unique architectural feats. Because of its location at the corner of two streets, the mosque had to be set at an angle of almost 45 degrees in order to maintain a qibla orientation towards Mecca. Despite the difficulties this presented, the mosque includes a near-perfect symmetrical arrangement with symmetrical windows and space on the qibla wall for the mausoleum. The extra wall space caused by this orientation has not been filled in with masonry, but rather turned into small cubed spaces used for light and air shafts, a unique feature of this particular building. Mosque of"
"Mecca Gate The Gate of Mecca, Mecca Gate or Makkah Gate ( '), also known as Qur'an Gate ( '), is an arch gateway monumental on the Makkah al-Mukkarramah road of the Jeddah–Makkah Highway. It is the entrance to Mecca and the birthplace of prophet Muhammad – signifies the boundary of the ""haram"" area of the city of Mecca, where non-Muslims are prohibited to enter. The Gate was built in 1979. Design was done by Dia Aziz Dia, and architect was Samir Elabd. Mecca Mayor, Osama bin Fadl al-Bar, acts as Bawabat Makkah Co. Board of Directors Chairman. Complex Bawabat"
"Mihrab Mihrab ( ', pl. ') is a semicircular niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the ""qibla""; that is, the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca and hence the direction that Muslims should face when praying. The wall in which a ""mihrab"" appears is thus the """"qibla"" wall"". ""Mihrab"" should not be confused with the ""minbar"", which is the raised platform from which an Imam (leader of prayer) addresses the congregation. The mihrab is located to the left of the minbar. The word is derived from Iranian mythology, as described in the ""History"" section below. The word"
"of stairs, each decorated with pinnacles. The main entrance is on the northern side of the building. The outer walls of the Great Mosque are not precisely orthogonal to one another so that the plan of the building has a noticeable trapezoidal outline. The prayer wall or ""qibla"" of the Great Mosque faces east towards Mecca and overlooks the city marketplace. The ""qibla"" is dominated by three large, box-like towers or minarets jutting out from the main wall. The central tower is around 16 meters in height. The cone shaped spires or pinnacles at the top of each minaret are"
"address their prayers (i.e. that of Mecca). The sign was however just a sign on the wall, and the wall itself remained flat. Subsequently, during the reign of Al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik (Al-Walid I, ""r."" 705–715), the Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (Mosque of the Prophet) was renovated and the governor (""wāli"") of Medina, Umar ibn AbdulAziz, ordered that a niche be made to designate the ""qibla"" wall (which identifies the direction of Mecca), and it was in this niche that Uthman's sign was placed. Eventually, the niche came to be universally understood to identify the ""qibla"" wall, and so came to be"
"flagpole hoisted a huge Saudi flag before a crowd of thousands. The flagpole succeeded Dushanbe Flagpole as the tallest flagpole in the world. Bab Makkah, also known as Makkah Gate, is a limestone coral gateway that leads into the historic Al-Balad district of Jeddah. The Mecca Gate, named the ""Quran Gate"", is located 60 km outside Jeddah on the Makkah Mukkarram road of the Jeddah - Mecca Highway. It is the entrance to Mecca and the birthplace of Muhammad. The gate signifies the boundary of the ""haram"" area of the city of Mecca, where non-Muslims are prohibited to enter. The"
"Great Mosque of Mecca The Great Mosque of Mecca, also called ""Al-Haram Mosque"" (, ""the Forbidden Mosque"", ""the Holy Mosque"" or ""the Sacred Mosque"") or ""Grand Mosque of Makkah"", is the largest mosque in the world, and surrounds the Islamic ""Qiblah"", that is the ""Ka‘bah"" in the Hejazi city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Muslims face the Kaaba while praying. One of the Five Pillars of Islam requires every Muslim to perform the ""Ḥajj"", one of the largest annual gatherings of people in the world, at least once in their lifetime when able to do so, including circumambulating the Kaaba. It"
"of the wall facing Kaaba in Mecca. The narthex was constructed as a covered place. Three doors in the narthex, one big and two small ones, lead to the sanctuary. An ornamented small mihrab, a niche, is built in the wall of the narthex for prayer during the mosque's closed time. Two wooden staircases flanking the narthes lead to women's and muezzin section. The quadratic-plan mosque was constructed in limestone ashlar. Its inside is plastered. The sanctuary's walls are ornamented with hand-carved figures. The mosque has one dome, which is supported by four arches carried by four columns in the"
"do not have minarets, the ""adhan"" is called instead from inside the mosque or somewhere else on the ground. The ""Iqâmah"" (), which is similar to the ""adhan"" and said immediately before the start of prayer, is usually not said from the minaret even if a mosque has one. A ""miḥrāb"" (), also spelled as ""mehrab"" is a semicircular niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the ""qiblah"" (, the direction of the Kaaba) in Mecca, and hence the direction that Muslims should face when praying. The wall in which a ""mihrab"" appears is thus the """"qibla"" wall."""
"mosque is its prayer hall, which is rectangular in shape and dates to the Mamluk period. The entrance is located at the ""qibla"" (indicator of direction towards Mecca) wall. The minaret of the mosque, rising above the mosque's eastern wall, is adjacent to the bell tower of the St. Porphyrius Church. Palestinian historian Aref al-Aref says local legend attributes this positioning of the building to the Rashidun caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab's orders to the Muslim general Amr ibn al-'As to build a mosque next to every church in the lands conquered by the Muslims. Another anecdote claims the mosque had"
"contains a central rectangular courtyard that is surrounded with hypostyles on three sides. At one of these hypostyles the mihrab of the mosque is located. The mihrab at Islamic mosque is a niche at wall that shows the direction of ""Qebleh"" that is the direction of Mecca the holy city that Muslims prays towards it five times daily. This mihrab has an amazingly beautiful stucco work decoration, created probably during the 9th or 10th century. Also right beside it, there as an altar made of wood with delicate wooden inlay work. The Mosque also has a 28-meter-high minaret belonging to"
"three arches, and it is divided into two aisles. It is surmounted with three bulbous domes, which were originally covered in gilded copper. The gilded copper was probably lost after the Indian rebellion of 1857. The outer walls are oriented in symmetry with the outer walls of the fort, while the inner walls are at a slightly different orientation to align with the location of Mecca. The eastern door is provided with copper-plated leaves. The mosque is plastered in white on the outside. Inside is the white marble courtyard and a prayer hall, which stands on a higher level than"
"furniture; chairs and pews are absent from the prayer hall. Prayer halls contain no images of people, animals, and spiritual figures although they may be decorated with Arabic calligraphy and verses from the Qur'an on the walls. Usually opposite the entrance to the prayer hall is the ""qibla wall"", which is the visually emphasized area inside the prayer hall. The ""qibla"" wall is normally set perpendicular to a line leading to Mecca. Congregants pray in rows parallel to the ""qibla"" wall and thus arrange themselves so they face Mecca. In the ""qibla"" wall, usually at its center, is the mihrab,"
"some stucco decoration. The elaborate 52′ (15.5m) brick minaret that leans like the Tower of Pisa is called ""Al-Hadba"" (The Humped). The Great Mosque was destroyed June 21, 2017, in what Iraqi forces claim to be by Isis militants. The Great Mosque was built by Nuriddin Zanki in 1172 AD next to the Umayyad Mosque. Ibn Battuta (the great Moroccan traveller) found a marble fountain there and a mihrab (the niche that indicates the direction of Mecca) with a Kufic inscription. On one of the two most prominent mounds of Nineveh's ruins, rose the Mosque of the prophet Jonah, the"
"placed in rooms in which people pray, such as the living room or bedrooms. Like the Jews, Muslims used Jerusalem as their ""Qiblah"" (, Direction of Prayer), before it was permanently changed to Mecca. Mizrah Mizrah () is the Hebrew word for ""east"" and the direction that Jews in the Diaspora west of Israel face during prayer. Practically speaking, Jews would face the city of Jerusalem when praying, and those north, east, or south of Jerusalem face south, west, and north respectively. In European and Mediterranean communities west of the Holy Land, the word ""mizrach"" also refers to the wall"
"roof held up by a multitude of columns). One of the finest examples of the hypostyle-plan mosques is the Great Mosque of Kairouan (also known as the Mosque of Uqba) in Tunisia. Usually opposite the entrance to the prayer hall is the ""qiblah"" wall, the visually emphasized area inside the prayer hall. The qiblah wall should, in a properly oriented mosque, be set perpendicular to a line leading to Mecca, the location of the Kaaba. Congregants pray in rows parallel to the qiblah wall and thus arrange themselves so they face Mecca. In the qiblah wall, usually at its center,"
"mosque whose face was turned towards the Kaaba in Mecca. The new mosque measured . The number of gates as well as their names remained the same. The enclosure walls were made of stones laid in mortar. The palm trunk columns were replaced by stone columns which were joined by iron clamps. Teakwood was used in reconstructing the ceiling. In 707, Umayyad caliph Al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik renovated the mosque. It took three years for the work to be completed. Raw materials were procured from the Byzantine Empire. The area of the mosque was increased from 5094 sq. metre of"
"the octagonal outer wall was separated from the rest by a dividing wall and was occupied by peasant houses and animal stables. Though still under the authority of the Islamic Waqf of Jerusalem, the edicule-turned-mosque is currently opened to visitors of all faiths, for a nominal fee. The main structure of the chapel is from the Crusader era; the octagonal drum and stone dome are Muslim additions. The exterior walls are decorated with arches and marble columns. The entrance is from the west, the interior of the chapel consists of a mihrab indicating the direction of Mecca in the south"
"Qibla The Qibla (, ""Direction"", also transliterated as Qiblah, Qibleh, Kiblah, Kıble or Kibla), is the direction that should be faced when a Muslim prays during ""Ṣalāṫ"" (). It is fixed as the direction of the Kaaba in the Hejazi city of Mecca. Most mosques contain a wall niche that indicates the Qiblah, which is known as a ""miḥrâb"" (). Most multifaith prayer rooms will also contain a Qibla, although usually less standardized in appearance than one would find within a mosque. Muslims all praying towards the same point is traditionally considered to symbolize the unity of the ""Ummah"" (,"
"Islam and their ""bay'ah"" (oath of allegiance) to him. The incident is mentioned in chapter al-Jinn of the Quran. The mosque is considered one of the oldest in Mecca and is one of the most important mosques visited in the city. Mosque of the Jinn The Mosque of the Jinn (Arabic transliteration: ""Masjid al-Jinn"") is a mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, located near Jannat al-Mu'alla. It is also known as the Mosque of Allegiance (Arabic transliteration: ""Masjid Bai'et"") and the Mosque of Guards (Arabic transliteration: ""Masjid al-Haras"") because the city's guards would patrol up to that point. The mosque is"
"consists of three halls, each with an area of more than . Each room has a spot identifying which direction is west, with a pillastered niche (""mihrab"") towards Mecca. Windows high up in the wall admit light and air to the building. The mosque is also called Ali Khan's mosque (or Alif Khan's mosque) and was built around the 11th century. Fallen pillars, grave stones with intricate patterns on all sides, and broken ""chattris"" (pavilions) lie within the premises of the ""idgah"" (congregation assembly area), while its paved ground is almost entirely covered in grass. A chattri similar in style"
"Mosque of the Jinn The Mosque of the Jinn (Arabic transliteration: ""Masjid al-Jinn"") is a mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, located near Jannat al-Mu'alla. It is also known as the Mosque of Allegiance (Arabic transliteration: ""Masjid Bai'et"") and the Mosque of Guards (Arabic transliteration: ""Masjid al-Haras"") because the city's guards would patrol up to that point. The mosque is built at the place where a group of jinn are said to have gathered one night to hear the recitation of a portion of the Quran by Muhammad. Muhammad later met there with these jinn's leaders and accepted their embrace of"
"covered by a fan-shaped cross vault. It contains the ""mihrab"" (""niche"" that indicates the ""qibla"" which is the direction towards Mecca) and the ""minbar"" (""pulpit""). The ""minbar"" is adorned with marble paneling, floral motifs and Qur'anic inscriptions. The main section is bordered by two smaller outer sections with barrel vaulting and pointed arches connecting both structures with the main section. In the northwest, a smaller Mamluk-era ""iwan"" that previously faced the main ""iwan"" is extant. The western facade is mostly in ruins as well. In the northwestern corner of the mosque is the Mamluk-style minaret. The base of the minaret"
"Arabic ""el-Mabka"", or ""Place of Weeping"", the traditional Arabic term for the wall. This description stemmed from the Jewish practice of coming to the site to mourn and bemoan the destruction of the Temple and the loss of national freedom it symbolized. Late in the 19th century, the Arabs began referring to the wall as the al-Buraq Wall, and after the intensification of Arab-Jewish tensions in the 1920s this became the standard Arabic name, replacing the traditional ""El-Mabka"". The new name was based on the tradition that inside the wall was the place where Muhammad tethered his miraculous winged steed,"
"palace and named it in honour of his wife. Traditionally, the mihrab (or apse) of a mosque faces in the direction of Mecca; by facing the mihrab, worshipers pray towards Mecca. Mecca is east-southeast of the mosque, but the mihrab of this mosque unusually points south. The work of building the resplendent Mezquita employed thousands of artisans and labourers, and such a vast undertaking led to the development of all the resources of the district. Hard stone and beautifully veined marble were quarried from the Sierra Morena and the surrounding regions of the city. Metals of various kinds were dug"
"the tomb. The backs of the buildings parallel the western and eastern walls. The western building is a mosque and the other is the ""jawab"" (answer), thought to have been constructed for architectural balance although it may have been used as a guesthouse. Distinctions between the two buildings include the ""jawab's"" lack of a ""mihrab"" (a niche in a mosque's wall facing Mecca), and its floors of geometric design whereas the floor of the mosque is laid with outlines of 569 prayer rugs in black marble. The mosque's basic design of a long hall surmounted by three domes is similar"
"Kaaba The Kaaba ( """" , ""The Cube""), also referred as ""al-Kaʿbah al-Musharrafah"" (, the Holy Ka'bah), is a building at the center of Islam's most important mosque, ""Al-Masjid Al-Ḥarām"" (, The Sacred Mosque), in the Hejazi city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is the most sacred site in Islam. It is considered by Muslims to be the ""Bayṫ Allāh"" (, ""House of God""), and has a similar role to the Tabernacle and Holy of Holies in Judaism. Its location determines the ""qiblah"" (, direction of prayer). Wherever they are in the world, Muslims are expected to face the ""Kaaba"""
"is located to the west of the ""takur dighi"" tank and built in the 15th century, it is close to Khan Jahan Ali's Tomb. Its western wall conventionally faces west towards Mecca, where the ""mihrab"" is inset on the western wall; terra cotta floral scrolls and flower motifs are the decorations seen around the ""mihrab"". Circular towers are provided in the four corners. The walls of the mosque support a large central dome which has eight smaller domes around it. This structure was also affected by sulphates. It has been since substantially restored. Close to this mosque are the Zinda"
"mihrab which faces towards Mecca forming the facade on the east and the other as a minaret in the northeast corner. In addition, 12 buttresses of conical shape on the external walls are strengthened by horizontally-aligned timber elements. The architectural style is also known as ""flat-footed adobe architecture"". All the structures are given a white wash. The mosque has an old Quran, believed by the locals to have been given as a gift from heaven in 1650 to Bramah, the Imam at the time, as a result of his prayers. The local community has also been supported in a handicraft"
"through double-winged wooden doors. The prayer hall has a small ""mihrab"" (the niche in the wall that indicates the direction of Mecca), a simple pulpit, arches and openings. A central pillar divides the internal space into four squares of similar dimensions. The pillar supports all four domes that can be seen from the exterior. Inside the prayer hall, a number of small decorative windows allow light and air to enter the mosque. There are also cube-shaped spaces carved into the thick walls where copies of the Quran and other books are stored. The mosque continues to host daily prayers and"
"a portico. The prayer hall has three aisles parallel to the qibla wall, a common arrangement in Umayyad mosques in Syria. The minaret over the southwest corner is one of the original Roman corners towers, and is the oldest minaret in Islam. The court holds a small octagonal building on columns. This was the treasury of the Muslims, perhaps only symbolic, which was traditionally kept in a town's main mosque. The mosque walls were decorated with mosaics, some of which have survived, including one that depicts the houses, palaces and river valley of Damascus. The marble window grilles in the"
"is the localization of the ancient Roman cardo street besides the old temple the Mezquita was built upon. Another is the Masjid al-Qiblatayn, or the ""Mosque of the Two Qiblas"". This is where the Prophet Muhammad received the command to change the direction of prayer (qibla) from Jerusalem to Mecca, thus has two prayer niches. In the 21st Century the mosque was renovated, and the old prayer niche facing Jerusalem was removed, and the one facing Mecca was left. Mihrab Mihrab ( ', pl. ') is a semicircular niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the ""qibla""; that"
"1972, an external wall of the mosque collapsed; this wall was later reconstructed. The mosque has a rectangular plan in the northeast-southwest orientation. The front northern façade is supported by six sharp arches, whereas the western façade is supported by four. The mihrab and minbar show baroque characteristics. There is a wooden mezzanine in the northeast that serves as the women's section. This part is accessed via wooden stairs. The cylindrical minaret stands at the northeast and has one ornate balcony. The minaret is accessed through the prayer place of the mosque. There is an inscription on the entrance date,"