The Early Mosque Revisited: Introduction of the Minbar and Maqṣūra

As the mosque evolved in response to the contested authority of Islam’s early rulers, the dependency of this authority upon the public audience in the mosque gave rise to a series of changes that occurred within the qibla of the mosque. By considering the congregational mosques at Kufa, Basra, Damas...

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Main Author: Mostafa, Heba (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2016
In: Muqarnas
Year: 2016, Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-16
Further subjects:B mosque
 minbar
 maqṣūra
 dār al-imāra
 qibla
 Muʾawiya
 kingship
 mulk
 authority
 khuṭba (Friday Sermon)
 public audience
 bayʾa (oath of allegiance)
 legitimacy

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