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Mehrab (other)
A mehrab or mihrab is a semicircular niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca and, hence, the direction that Muslims should face when praying. Mehrab may also refer to: People * Mehrab of Shirvan, 16th century Shah of Shirvan * Mehrab I of Kalat, 17th century Khan of the princely state of Kalat * Mehrab Khan II of Kalat, 19th century Khan of the princely state of Kalat * Al-Mehrab (1939–2003), senior Iraqi Shia cleric and leader of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq * Mehrab Ghasemkhani, Iranian screenwriter and actor. * Mehrab Fatemi, Persian strongman and three-time Asian Powerlifting champion. * Mehrab Shahrokhi (1944–1993), was an Afro-Iranian Afro-Iranians ( fa, ایرانیان آفریقاییتبار) are Iran, Iranian people of Sub-Saharan Africa, African Zanj heritage. Most Afro-Iranians are concentrated in the coastal provinces of Persian Gulf such as Hormozgan Province, Hor ... footballer having played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehrab
Mihrab ( ar, محراب, ', pl. ') is a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the ''qibla'', the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca towards which Muslims should face when praying. The wall in which a ''mihrab'' appears is thus the "qibla wall". The ''minbar'', which is the raised platform from which an imam (leader of prayer) addresses the congregation, is located to the right of the mihrab. Etymology The origin of the word ''miḥrāb'' is complicated and multiple explanations have been proposed by different sources and scholars. It may come from Old South Arabian (possibly Sabaic) ''mḥrb'' meaning a certain part of a palace, as well as "part of a temple where ''tḥrb'' (a certain type of visions) is obtained," from the root word ''ḥrb'' "to perform a certain religious ritual (which is compared to combat or fighting and described as an overnight retreat) in the ''mḥrb'' of the temple." It may also possibly be related to Ethiopic ''məkʷrab'' "temple, sanct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehrab Of Shirvan
Mehrab Mirza was the self-declared Shah of Shirvan after the death of Burhan Ali. Life He was chosen by rebel leaders as the next pretender after the sudden death of Burhan Ali. His exact relationship to the former shahs is unknown but he is believed to be member of the dynasty of Shirvanshahs ''Shirvanshah'' ( fa, شروانشاه), also spelled as ''Shīrwān Shāh'' or ''Sharwān Shāh'', was the title of the rulers of Shirvan from the mid-9th century to the early 16th century. The title remained in a single family, the Yazidids, a ....Sara Ashurbayli. History of Shirvanshahs. p.247 He advanced with his army as far as Sığnax, but was defeated and fled Shirvan. References Year of birth unknown 16th-century Iranian people {{Iran-royal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehrab I Of Kalat
The Khanate of Kalat ( bal, کلاتءِ ھانات) was a Baloch Khanate that existed from 1512 to 1955 in the centre of the modern-day province of Balochistan, Pakistan. Its rulers were Brahui speakers. Prior to that they were subjects of Mughal King Akbar."Baluchistan" ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'' Vol. 6p. 277 from the Digital South Asia Library, accessed 15 January 2009 Mehrab Khan II Ahmedzai ruled the state independently until 1839, when he was killed by the British and Kalat became a self-governing state in a subsidiary alliance with British India. After the signature of the Treaty of Kalat by the Khan of Kalat and the Baloch Sardars in 1875, the supervision of Kalat was the task of the Baluchistan Agency. Kalat was briefly independent again from 12 August 1947 until 27 March 1948, when its ruler Ahmad Yar Khan acceded to Pakistan, making it one of the Princely states of Pakistan. In 1638, a Baloch state was established at Kalat under a hereditary Khan, but t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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