Musalla

al-Musallā, Arabic:  (al-muṣallā) is the name for an open space outside a mosque that is mainly used for praying.The Encyclopaedia of Islam. New Edition. Brill, Leiden. Vol. 7, pg. 658; al-mausūʿa al-fiqhiyya. Kuwait 1998. Vol. 38, pg 29 The words is derived from the verb  (ṣallā) which means to pray.

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Category:Mosques