Minbar Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
- This article is about the type of pulpit. See also Minbar (planet) for the fictional planet from the Babylon 5 setting.
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Minbar is a pulpit in the
mosque where the
Imam (leader of prayer) stands to deliver sermons (
khutbah). The minbar is usually shaped as a small tower with a pointed roof and with a stair leading up to it. It is often richly ornamented, though in its simplest form the minbar is just a small platform with only a few steps. The minbar is located to the right of the
mihrab, the niche that indicates the direction of prayer (i.e. towards
Mecca). In some mosques there is a platform (
müezzin mahfili in
Turkish) opposite the minbar. That is the place of the assistent of the Imam, the
muezzin, stands during prayer. The müezzin recite the answer to the prayer of the Imam. This feature is the
Islamic equivalent of the
Pulpit found in Christian Churches.
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