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| direction Muslims face while praying-towards Mecca |
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| shaded areas along north and south sides (of Muhammad's house-large square court) |
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| stepped pulpit near the qibla wall-pronounced khutba-speech-included sermon and profession of community's allegiance to leader-rep secular authority+religious function |
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| where faithful gathered for 5 daily prayers |
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| semicircular niche usually set into qibla wall-often a dome in front of it to signalize position-familiar Greco-Roman architectural feature--may have honored place where the Prophet stood in house when he led communal prayers-maybe revered religious memorial or gateway into Paradise |
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| screened area that precedes mihrab-reserved for ruler/representative-elaborate in form |
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| towers for muezzin-crier to call faithful to prayer |
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| prayer halls w/ roofs supported by multitude of columns |
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| vaulted rectangular recesses-one on each side of courtyard |
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