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thumb|Ottoman Empire|Ottoman-era minbar of the [[Molla Çelebi Mosque in Istanbul.]]A minbar (; sometimes romanized as mimber) is a pulpit in a mosque where the imam (leader of prayers) stands to deliver sermons (, khutbah). It is also used in other similar contexts, such as in a Husayniyya, where the speaker sits and lectures the congregation.

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A minbar is a pulpit in a mosque where the imam stands to deliver sermons to the congregation during prayers. The term can also refer to similar speaking platforms in other religious settings, such as a Husayniyya, where speakers sit while addressing the gathered community.

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  • Etymology
  • Function and form
  • Origins
  • Wood minbars
  • Levant and Egypt
  • Maghreb
  • Iran
  • Stone minbars
  • Mamluk period
  • Ottoman period
  • Indian subcontinent
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading

thumb|Ottoman Empire|Ottoman-era minbar of the [[Molla Çelebi Mosque in Istanbul.]]A minbar (; sometimes romanized as mimber) is a pulpit in a mosque where the imam (leader of prayers) stands to deliver sermons (, khutbah). It is also used in other similar contexts, such as in a Husayniyya, where the speaker sits and lectures the congregation.

== Etymology == The word is a derivative of the Arabic root n-b-r ("to raise, elevate"); the Arabic plural is manābir ().

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