Each friday at noon, Muslims gather here to pray together and hear the imam speak. The name of the empire that ruled India from 1526 to 1857. Not to be confused with Muslim . Muslim a person who believes in Islam. Whenever Muslims pray, they face Mecca, the holiest of Islamic cities.
Every mosque is oriented toward Mecca, and the qibla wall reasserts that orientation.
It is the wall at the back of the prayer chamber, and it usually has one or several mihrabs , or prayer niches in it. The holy book of Islam. The text of the Qur'an was told to Muhammed by God. Shi'a one who believes in Shi'ism. Always a person.