Musalla

A musalla (Arabic: مصلى, romanized: muṣallá) is a space apart from a mosque, mainly used for prayer in Islam.^[1] The word is derived from the verb صلى (ṣallā), meaning "to pray". It is traditionally used for twice-yearly Eid prayers and for funeral prayers as per the Sunnah.

“Musalla” may also refer to a room, structure, or place for performing salah (canonical prayers), and this is also translated as a “prayer hall” when smaller than a mosque. It is often used for conducting the five mandatory daily prayers, or other prayers in (or without) a small congregation, but not for large congregational worship such as the Friday Prayers or the Eid Prayers (the latter is done in congregational mosques if there is no available musalla, in the original sense of an open space). Such musallas are usually present in airports, malls, universities and other public places in Muslim-majority countries, as well as some non-Muslim countries for the use of Muslims. A musalla will usually not contain a minbar.

See also

• Eidgah
• Mosque
• Surau, equivalent structure in Malay-speaking countries
• Jama'at Khana

References

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Styles

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Elements

Materials	Qadad Tadelakt
Arches	Chahartaq (four-arch structure) Discharging arch Four-centred arch Horseshoe arch Lambrequin arch Multifoil arch Ogee arch Pointed arch Squinch Vaulting
Roofs	Dome (Arabic dome / Onion dome / Persian dome / South Asian dome) Semi-dome Tajug Chhajja (eaves)
Religious objects	Anaza Bedug Dikka (or müezzin mahfili) Gonbad Hussainiya Imamzadeh Kiswah Loudspeakers Maqsurah Mihrab Minaret Minbar Qibla Zarih
Decorations	(For overview, see Islamic ornament) Ablaq (multicoloured ashlar) Alfiz Arabesque Banna'i Girih Girih tiles Islamic calligraphy Islamic geometric patterns Jali Mosque lamp Muqarnas Nagash painting Qashani Sebka (Darj-wa-ktaf) Shabaka Shamsa Sitara Socarrat Stucco decoration Zellij
Rooms	Andaruni Harem Iwan Liwan (entrance hall) Mirador Hosh Qa’a Zenana
Gardens	Bagh Charbagh Islamic garden Mughal garden Paradise garden Persian gardens Reflecting pool Riad
Outdoor objects	Chhatri Eidgah Fina Mechouar Sebil Shadirvan
Passive cooling	Hypostyle Howz (fountain type) Jharokha Kucheh Mashrabiya Riwaq (arcade) Sahn (courtyard) Salsabil (fountain) Shabestan Shading Umbrellas Windcatcher

Types

Religious	Congregational mosque Dar al-Muwaqqit Dargah Gongbei Jama'at Khana Khanqah Külliye Kuttab (or maktab) Madrasa Maqam Maqbara Mazar Mosque Musalla Qubba Rauza Surau Takya (or takyeh in modern Iran) Türbe Zawiya
Civilian	Baradari Bazaar Caravanserai Dar al-Shifa (Bimaristan) Ghorfa Hammam Hasht-Bihisht Kasbah Mahal Medina quarter Souq Well house
Military	Albarrana tower Alcázar Amsar Kasbah Ksar Qalat Ribat

Resources

• Aga Khan Award for Architecture
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• Museum with No Frontiers

Influences

• Indo-Saracenic Revival
• Influences on Western architecture
• Moorish Revival
• Mudéjar

Category pages

• Arabic architecture
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