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masjid
“place of prostration”
Jama’a
“congregation”, mosque for Friday services
minaret
tower for call to prayer
muezzin
caller
minbar
elevated pulpit for leader to deliver sermon
imam
prayer leader
mihrab
niche indicating the direction to Mecca
muqarna
decorated squinch
qibla
the direction of Mecca
ablution fountain
fountain where worshippers can purify themselves before prayer (“wudu”)
sahn
courtyard
riwaq
arcade surrounding courtyard
dikka
elevated platform for second imam
kursi
stand to hold the Qur’an
hypostyle mosque
mosque with many rows of closely spaced columns
Great Mosque of Kairouan
hypostyle mosque in Tunisia
Mosque of Cordoba
hypostyle mosque in Spain, includes Catholic cathedral in the middle
Mosque of Afyon
hypostyle mosque in Turkey
four-iwan mosque
mosque with four barrel-vaulted chambers with monumental arched openings
Masjid-i Jami
four-iwan mosque in Iran
Sultan Hasan Mosque
four-iwan mosque in Cairo, includes mausoleum
madrassas
theological schools
central-plan mosque
mosque with a dome over the main prayer hall
Selimiye Mosque
central-plan mosque in Turkey, built by Sinan
bazar
market
kulliye
multi-functional mosque complex
horseshoe arch
arch whose ends are curved inwards
iwan
monumental arched opening
qibla wall
wall of a mosque facing Mecca