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مِحْراب

the prayer chamber

(মারইয়ামের) কক্ষে

Root letters: ح ر بAppears 4 times in the Qur'an#1,629 most frequentNoun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)
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About this word

Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: ح ر ب

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)ٱلْمِحْرَابَ4 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • ٱلْمِحْرَابَ[the] prayer chamberl-miḥ'rāba · 2 times
  • ٱلْمِحْرَابِthe prayer chamberl-miḥ'rābi · 2 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root ح ر ب — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

And has there come to you the news of the adversaries, when they climbed over the wall of [his] prayer chamber -

Surah 38:21 — Read full ayah

So he came out to his people from the prayer chamber and signaled to them to exalt [Allāh] in the morning and afternoon.

Surah 19:11 — Read full ayah

So the angels called him while he was standing in prayer in the chamber, "Indeed, Allāh gives you good tidings of John, confirming a word from Allāh and [who will be] honorable, abstaining [from women], and a prophet from among the righteous."

Surah 3:39 — Read full ayah