minbar
Sign in to savethumb|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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14 sectionsContents
- 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 ().