prayer rug

[ prair ]

noun

1. a small rug upon which a Muslim kneels and prostrates himself during his devotions.

prayer rug

/ prɛə /

noun

1. the small carpet on which a Muslim kneels and prostrates himself while saying his prayers Also calledprayer mat

prayer rug

1. A mat upon which Muslims kneel to say their prayers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of prayer rug¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

When Jason was first placed in restrictive housing last month, he says authorities took his kufi as well as his prayer rug.

From Time

In the arbour was spread an exquisite prayer-rug, and for her there was a low chair, with a cushion before it for her feet.

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She turned, and saw Baroudi praying, on a prayer-rug with a niche woven in it, which was duly set towards Mecca.

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Suddenly she ran into the library, and knelt rigidly on a rug which she had heard her mother refer to as a 'prayer rug.'

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Will you kindly ask the servants where the little Persian prayer-rug and the parcel which I brought with me have been placed?

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She seemed as rare, as beautiful as an exquisite prayer-rug grown soft and precious with mellow suns and golden years.

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