mihrāb became a formal part of the mosque. mihrāb often has a sense other than that mihrāb which is (See v.98 of Sūrat al-Baqara (q.v.)). Tradition shows him and Dhū 'l-Hijja (q.v.), an (See Ibrahim (1); 'Īd al-Adhā; Ismā'īl (1); al-Jamra.) : In the Qur'ān the word outlined above. In v.11 of S ūrat Maryam (q.v.), for example, Zakariyyā (q.v.) comes out to his people from a clearly not the prayer niche of a mosque but rather a kind of sanctuary. (See Masjid; Salāt.)

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mihrāb became a formal part of the mosque. mihrāb often has a sense other than that mihrāb which is (See v.98 of Sūrat al-Baqara (q.v.)). Tradition shows him and Dhū 'l-Hijja (q.v.), an (See Ibrahim (1); 'Īd al-Adhā; Ismā'īl (1); al-Jamra.)

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Mīqāt (Ar.) [pl. mawāqīt] Literally, 'time of appointment', or 'meeting point'. In the technical terminology of the Hajj (q.v.) the word mīqāt has the specialist sense of the place where, or the time at which, pilgrims to Mecca (q.v.) gather.