Mihrab & Minbar in Mosques

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The south-facing mosque in the photo below is located in the King David Tower in the Old City of Jerusalem and is a mosque from the Mamluk period during 13 century AD.  In the center of the prayer wall, known as a “qibla” there is a prayer niche, known as a “mihrab.”

 As you can see in the photo below, adjacent to the mihrab there is a “minbar” – a steps structure which allows the Muazin, spiritual leader of the prayer, to climb upwards and pray towards Mecca.

Muslim Mosque in the Tower of David

Summer Minbar next to the Dome of the Rock