Pink prayer rug with andalus mihrab.
Muslim call to prayer rug.
Prayer mats come from the cultures of individual muslims so the names for the prayer rug are as diverse as muslim cultures are.
They often place the disk on top of a prayer carpet.
When shiites prostrate their foreheads on the floor during prayer they want their forehead to be in contact.
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Muslims are often seen kneeling and prostrating on small embroidered rugs called prayer rugs for those unfamiliar with the use of these rugs they may look like small oriental carpets or simply nice pieces of embroidery.
Prayer rugs are characterized by the prayer niche or mihrab an arch shaped design at one end of the carpet.
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Shiite muslims use a clay disk.
As islamic studies scholar marion katz explains prayer carpets provide a protective layer between the worshiper and the ground.
Use of prayer rugs during islamic prayers worshippers bow kneel and prostrate on the ground in humility before god.
Ritual purity is extremely important for muslim prayers practices.
Burgundy and white prayer rug with vines in mihrab.