muṣallā (English spelling) musalla

Japanese: muṣallā(英語表記)musalla
muṣallā (English spelling) musalla

…A mosque is not necessarily limited to a building. A square with a mihrab wall where the entire local population prays, such as on Eid, or a single prayer carpet, is also a mosque, as long as it is a sacred place of worship. [Johei Shimada]
[Mosque architecture]
In Islam, altars, sacred objects, images, and icons are not used for worship.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "muṣallā" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…モスクは必ずしも建造物に限られない。イードの際のように,地域住民全体が礼拝を行うミフラーブ壁の設けられた広場(ムサッラーmuṣallāまたはイードガー)や,1枚の礼拝用じゅうたんも,それが聖なる礼拝の場である以上モスクである。【嶋田 襄平】
[モスク建築]
 イスラムでは礼拝のために祭壇,聖具,聖画,聖像の類が使用されることはない。…

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