{"id":5379,"date":"2020-07-29T00:11:16","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T00:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wehalal.co\/?p=5379"},"modified":"2022-10-02T12:09:18","modified_gmt":"2022-10-02T12:09:18","slug":"prayer-rug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wehalal.co\/blog\/prayer-rug\/","title":{"rendered":"Prayer Rug – Learn the History, Uses and Art | Wehalal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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During prayer, Muslims and some Christians <\/span>use a prayer rug or prayer mat for their daily prayers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Arabic term for prayer rug is known as \u201csajj\u0101da\u201d, in Persian \u201cnam\u0101zlik\u201d, one of the major types of rug produced in central and western Asia.<\/span><\/p>\n

Prayer rugs are characterized by the prayer niche, or mihrab, an arch-shaped design at one end of the carpet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The mihrab, which probably derives from the prayer niche in mosques, must point toward Mecca while the rug is in use.<\/span><\/p>\n

To believers around the world and through the ages, a prayer rug or mat \u2013 known as sajjadat salat, a term borne out of the acts of prostration done during Islamic prayers (sujood) \u2013 is found in every Muslim home and is often a constant travel companion that goes with the worshipper.<\/span><\/p>\n

From different designs, textures, and colors, and from the earliest ones made of palm fronds and reeds to the finest threads and textiles \u2013 their weaving a reflection of the mastery of different Islamic dynasties \u2013 a single prayer mat can tell many stories.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is not only providing a clean spot for prayers to be performed but in its design, it also represents the promise of paradise and eternity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The design and coloring always depend on the weavers, their history, and symbols that they find important enough to display in their prayer rugs.<\/span><\/p>\n

For most people, the visual approach to the subject of prayer rugs will seem to be most logical, but the visual questions which they generate are inextricably related to the historical and liturgical implications.<\/span><\/p>\n

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