Iran Prayer Rug

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Iran prayer rug. A prayer rug or prayer mat is a piece of fabric sometimes a pile carpet used by muslims placed between the ground and the worshipper for cleanliness during the various positions of islamic prayer these involve prostration and sitting on the ground a muslim must perform wudu ablution before prayer and must pray in a clean place. Antique ladik prayer rug turkey 3ft 10in x 6ft 0in circa 1800. Sale price 220 46 220 46 314 95 original price 314 95 30 off. The persian prayer rug design materials dyeing and weaving are all major factors in the persian prayer rug and are what make each rug a part of history and the islamic religion.

Antique kashan prayer rug central persian 3ft 5in x 5ft 1in late 19th century. Prayer rugs have been made for a long time in iran. Antique ghiordes prayer rug western turkey 5ft 1in x 7ft 5in circa 1850. Antique bergama prayer rug western turkey 3ft 2in x 5ft 7in early 19th century.

5 out of 5 stars 160 160 reviews. In islam it placed between the ground and the worshipper for cleanliness during the various positions of islamic prayer these involve prostration and sitting on the ground a muslim must perform wudu ablution before prayer and must pray in a clean place. Still persian prayer rugs are less common than we see with their sunni neighbors. This salting type prayer rug dates to the latter part of the reign of shah tahmasp circa 1565.

Prayer rugs are most commonly sold as the turkish prayer rug and the persian prayer rug the difference between them is the knot type used to weave and motifs. A persian kashan silk prayer rug with qur anic inscriptions in its border the rug drawing is after a 16th century design. The metropolitan museum gives these details talking about t. Turkish prayer rugs are rather common as they are in the caucasus and with the baluch in afghanistan.

Prayer rug arabic sajjāda persian namāzlik one of the major types of rug produced in central and western asia used by muslims primarily to cover the bare ground or floor while they pray.