-
saints are
buried behind a
maqsurah in a
similar way to a zarih. The
first maqsura is
believed to have been
created by
Caliph Uthman (caliph
between 644 and...
- architecturally-defined
maqsura (an area
reserved for the emir or
caliph during prayer),
which date from the
expansion of
Caliph Al-Hakam II
after 965. This
maqsura area...
-
Aleph (or alef or alif,
transliterated ʾ) is the
first letter of the
Semitic abjads,
including Arabic ʾalif ا,
Aramaic ʾālap 𐡀,
Hebrew ʾālef א, North...
- courtyard, two
opening on the
prayer hall and a
ninth allows access to the
maqsura) some of them, such as Bab Al-Ma (gate of water)
located on the western...
-
Kutubiyya Mosque of a near-legendary
mechanism which allowed the
wooden maqsura (a
screen separating the
caliph and his
entourage from the rest of the...
-
wooden maqsura in the
Great Mosque of
Kairouan is
believed to date from al-Mu'izz ibn Badis's
restoration of the building. It is the
oldest maqsura in the...
- Alif
maqṣūra with alif
khanjariah above it,
often used in Egypt, Sudan, Iran, and
various other countries to
distinguish it from the
dotless yā (ی)[citation...
- mosque. The new
maqsura was
built at the
extreme east end of the
northern aisle, next to the north-eastern pier. The
existing maqsura in the apse, near...
- The
maqsura was
installed in the
mosque in 1677 (1088 AH) by
order of
Sultan Moulay Isma'il. Today, only the main
central section of the
maqsura has been...
- The mosaic-decorated
mihrab (center) and the
interlacing arches of the
maqsura in the
Great Mosque of Cordoba, in the
extension added by al-Hakam II after...
