Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
In the mosque prayer hall, there is essentially no furniture. Perhaps a few chairs at the back for the elderly or infirm who cannot easilly bend or kneel.
There is concern for cleanliness so shoes are left outside, there's a place to wash feet and prayer amts or a large carpet keeps worshopers from the ground and dust.
At the far wall, towards the East and Maccah, there is a curved tall recess in the wall decorated with petterned tiles and Koranic inscriptions above.
There's a hidden staircase to an elevated opening from where the Imam willk give his sermon.
Inside the recess are microphones so the voice of the leader of the prayers resonates through the giant space.
Asher Kelman: The Mihrab
King Fahad Mosque, Culver city California
Notice the man waiting fro evening prayers. He is comfortable sitting like that. In another house of worship this sitting on the floor would be, to say the least strange. But here, this is respectful and accepted, as he is early!
Asher
There is concern for cleanliness so shoes are left outside, there's a place to wash feet and prayer amts or a large carpet keeps worshopers from the ground and dust.
At the far wall, towards the East and Maccah, there is a curved tall recess in the wall decorated with petterned tiles and Koranic inscriptions above.
There's a hidden staircase to an elevated opening from where the Imam willk give his sermon.
Inside the recess are microphones so the voice of the leader of the prayers resonates through the giant space.
Asher Kelman: The Mihrab
King Fahad Mosque, Culver city California
Notice the man waiting fro evening prayers. He is comfortable sitting like that. In another house of worship this sitting on the floor would be, to say the least strange. But here, this is respectful and accepted, as he is early!
Asher