Mihrab

I have derived the Mihrab from the niche in which the

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

In this barrier are sundry small erections, the niche called the Mihrab

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003

In the first place, the Mihrab is the invention of a later date, about ninety years; and, secondly, the title of Al-Kiblatyn is never now given to the Mosque of

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003

Al-Walid (A.H. 86-96 = 105-115), the Hindus charge the Moslems with having borrowed the two from their favourite idols -- The Linga-Yoni or Cunnus phallus (Pilgrimage ii. 140), and plainly call the Mihrab

Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

[19] The "Mihrab" is the niche or apse in the wall of the mosque facing towards Mecca.

Mystics and Saints of Islam Claud Field 1902

It is always the Mihrab which is decorated with the most elaborate richness; generally little columns of lapis lazuli, intensely blue, rise in relief from it, framing mosaics so delicate that they look like brocades of fine lace.

Egypt (La Mort de Philae) Pierre Loti 1886

Linga – Yoni or Cunnus phallus (Pilgrimage ii. 140), and plainly call the Mihrab a Bhaga = Cunnus (Dabistan ii.

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

*] [*] The Mihrab is a kind of portico indicating the direction of Mecca.

Egypt (La Mort de Philae) Pierre Loti 1886

Picture's Caption: Mihrab tile, late 13th century, Kashan, Iran.

Cosmophilia: Islamic Art from the David Collection, Copenhagen JDsg 2006

For example, that the orientation of the crescent allows Muslims to determine the proper Qibla (I'm not sure Rawls is aware of the term Qibla, as he occasionally uses the term Mihrab erroneously, when he should have used Qibla instead), and that the "Tower of Voices" is a sundial that will allow Muslims to determine by the shadow the proper prayer time.

Alec Rawls and the Crescent of Embrace JDsg 2006