Musalla

Not to be confused with Jama'at Khana.
For the mat used for prayer, see Prayer rug.
Makeshift musallā with carpets and a protection against the sun, in Thebes, Egypt

A musalla (Arabic: مصلى‎, translit. muṣallā) is an open space outside a mosque, that is mainly used for praying.[1] The words is derived from the verb صلى (ṣallā), meaning "to pray".

References

  1. ↑ The Encyclopaedia of Islam. New Edition. Brill, Leiden. Vol. 7, pg. 658; al-mausūʿa al-fiqhiyya. Kuwait 1998. Vol. 38, pg 29
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