Religion:Khalwa (structure)
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Short description: Small prayer space or mosque in Islamic tradition
A khalwa (also "bayt al-khalwa", literally "place of seclusion"),[1] is an Islamic solitary space or cell (zawiya) set aside as a place for retreat and spiritual exercise.[1][2]
A considerable number of small khalwa structures were built on the esplanade of Al-Aqsa from 956 onwards, many founded by local Ottoman dignitaries and echoing a similar vaulted form supporting one or two domed chambers.[2]
The underground prayer chambers in the traditional mosques of central Arabia (Najd) are also called khalwa,[3] while among the Druze, a prayer house is known as a Khalwat al-Bayada.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Khalwa". Encyclopedia of Islam (2 ed.). Brill. https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-of-islam-2/khalwa-SIM_4178.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Burgoyne, Michael Hamilton (2012). "The Development of al-Haram ai-Sharif during Ottoman Rule". Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture. https://web.archive.org/web/20220525165807/http://isamveri.org/pdfdrg/D224748/2012/2012_HAMILTONM.pdf.
- ↑ Alnaim, M. M. (2023). "The Architecture of Mosque Integration of Decoration, Functionality, and Spirituality: An Overview of Najd Region Mosque Architecture". Journal of Engineering Research. doi:10.36909/jer.ICMA.20217. ISSN 2307-1877.
- ↑ Samy S. Swayd (2009). The A to Z of the Druzes. Rowman & Littlefield. p. xxxix. ISBN 978-0-8108-6836-6.
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