Mihrab (Arabic: محراب, miḥrāb, pl. محاريب maḥārīb) is a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the qibla, the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca towards...

Mihrab (Turkish: Mihrap), also known as Genesis (French: La Genèse) is a painting of 1901 by the Turkish artist Osman Hamdi Bey. The painting was first...

expansion, he pulled down the mosque and rebuilt it with the exception of the mihrab. It was under his auspices that the construction of the minaret began. In...

(finished in 958) and his son al-Hakam II added a richly-decorated new mihrab and maqsurah section (finished in 971). The mosque was converted to a cathedral...

Four mihrabs line the sanctuary's rear wall, the main one being the Great Mihrab which is located roughly at the center of the wall. The Mihrab of the...

The portable mihrab from the Mashhad of Sayyida Ruqayya dates to the Fatimid period and is crafted entirely from wood. It is notable both because of its...

Mihrab Khan (died 1649) was a military commander in Safavid Iran. A member of the Mirimanidze clan, he is first mentioned as serving as the governor of...

Ayatollah al-Sayyid Muhammad Baqir Muhsin al-Hakim at-Tabataba'i (8 July 1939 – 29 August 2003; Arabic: السيد محمد باقر محسن الحكيم الطباطبائي), also known...

geometric designs, which cover not only the façade of the porch but also the mihrab, minbar and walls. There are approximately 2300 tiles arranged in around...

enough to enter for a full evaluation. The extent of damage to the historic mihrab is not yet known as it was obscured by the debris of the collapsed roof...

which makes the mihrab the focal point of the prayer hall. No additional mihrabs exist in Kaman Mosque except for one small auxiliary mihrab on the upper...

iconic sculpture who has "come alive" with miraculous immediacy. In Iran, a Mihrab is a type of niche in the wall of a mosque at the point nearest to Mecca...

inside. View of the Chamber of the Mihrab (the mihrab is on the left) The doorway from the Chamber of the Mihrab to the Chamber of the Twelve Columns...

was known in Arabic as Miḥrāb Dāwūd, lit. 'David's miḥrāb (prayer place)'. Note that there is also another mihrab called Miḥrāb Dāwūd, built into the inner...

wall and its mihrab untouched. The mihrab was described by K. A. C. Creswell as being "one of the finest in Cairo". The niche of the mihrab is 1.13 meters...

extends up to the tower 170 feet in height. There are six prayer niches (mihrab) at the mosque, five of which are flat as opposed to the main concave niche...

List of the Martyr al-Mehraab and the Independent Forces, (Arabic: قائمة شهيد المحراب والقوى المستقلة), commonly known as the al-Mehraab Martyr List was...

(623 CE) and is one of the few mosques in the world to have contained two mihrabs (niches indicating the qibla) in different directions. In 1987, during...

Muhammad's, and it acts as the functional mihrab, whereas Muhammad's mihrab is a "commemorative" mihrab. Besides the mihrab, the mosque also has other niches...

elements. It includes the classic components of a mosque: minaret, dome, and mihrab. However, their presentation is innovative. The architecture aims to incorporate...

door on the left side of the mihrab. Historically, the first Kutubiyya Mosque also had a private entrance next to the mihrab which was used by the ruler...

of San Juan: former site of the city's Great Mosque, with an Almohad-era mihrab still preserved: 92–93  Antequera Alcazaba Árchez Church of Nuestra Señora...

the Governor of Qatar and Bahrain at the time. Mihrab slab was a limestone slab, in the form of a mihrab. The slab was discovered during restoration works...

It is typical of mosque buildings to have a special ornamental niche (a mihrab) set into the wall in the direction of the city of Mecca (the qibla), which...

King David (Mihrab Dawud), that was mentioned in the Qur'an...(9) ... At the top is a construction which resembles a room and that is the mihrab." Note 9:...

portable mihrab that came from the Mashhad of Sayyida Ruqayya. It is shaped like a niche with a pointed arch. The outer façade of the mihrab is decorated...

in her childhood she resided in the Temple and uniquely had access to Al-Mihrab (understood to be the Holy of Holies), and was provided with heavenly "provisions"...

natural light. The tiles on either side of the mihrab are excellent examples of Iznik tilework. The mihrab itself is made of marble and is a good example...

augmentations to the mosque. The addition of murals near the mosque's central mihrab was probably made by Muhammad Adil Shah. Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb added...

two consecutive earthquakes. Entrance Streetside facade The mihrab A closer view of the mihrab "Alaüddevle Camii - Gaziantep". kulturportali.gov.tr. Ministry...