Sajjāda

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Sajjāda (Arab., sajada, ‘bow down’, ‘worship’). The prayer mat on which ṣalāt is performed. The design in the carpet is not symmetrical, but leads to a point on one of the short sides which is placed in the direction of the qibla. The word underlies masjid, mosque, the place of prostration.

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