Haram

Also called prayer hall

The covered prayer hall of a mosque, on the qibla side of the courtyard.

Rules that use the word

Court and prayer hall. Build the congregational mosque as an enclosed courtyard (sahn) with a covered prayer hall (haram) on its qibla side and shaded porticoes (riwaq) on the others.

Where it appears in the book

In the chapters The Islamic World.

Nearby in the glossary

Hammerbeam · Hanegi · Hanok · Hara · Harmika · Harmonic mean · Haunch · Header