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What is a mihrab?

What is a mihrab? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (Islam) a niche in a mosque that indicates the qibla (direction of Mecca), and into which the imam prays
  2. (Islam) a design in a Muslim prayer mat with the same function
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In 1549, Jafar founded Kudus Mosque and fastened the rock in its mihrab, a niche in the mosque wall facing Mecca.
Inside the mosque, a niche called mihrab orients the worshippers toward Mecca.
The two buildings are connected by a passageway created by the removal of part of the mihrab of the mosque.
A mihrab, showing the direction of Mecca, was built in the Bel temple, indicating that for a time it was a mosque.
Wispy-bearded men prayed before the mihrab, an extravagance of inlaid, multicoloured stone.
According to the book, the area of this mosque is 30x15 feet and its mihrab and musalla are still intact.

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