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n. Islam A niche in the wall of a mosque or a room in the mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca.

n. Islam A niche design in the middle of a Muslim prayer rug, pointed toward Mecca during worship.

n. a niche in a mosque, that indicates the qibla (direction of Mecca), and into which the imam prays

n. a design in a Muslim prayer mat with the same function

A niche, or sometimes merely a decorated slab, in one of the interior walls of a mosque, marking the direction of Mecca, to which the faithful ought to turn in prayer, In the niche a copy of the Koran is usually, kept, and in front of it the imam stands when he leads the congregation in prayer.

n. (Islam) a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca

n. (Islam) a design in the shape of niche in a Muslim prayer rug; during worship the niche must be pointed toward Mecca

"Though he was so ignorant still of eastern lore, that he hardly knew the meaning of the word mihrab, the arched recess looking towards Mecca, in the Mosque of the lawyer-saint Aboul"

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