Minaret

المنارة

Minaret.

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Architecture

Overview

The mosque tower from which the call to prayer is made. It appeared in Umayyad architecture and became the most prominent architectural sign of mosques in the Islamic world. 1

People and things also explored

Abu Dulaf Mosque, Samarra· Great Mosque of Adana· Ahi Çelebi Mosque, Istanbul· al-Aqmar Mosque, Cairo· al-Attarine Madrasa, Fez· Great Mosque of Samarra· al-Janad Mosque, Ta'izz· al-Mansur Mosque (Kasbah Mosque), Marrakesh

Sources

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islam.museum contributors. “Minaret”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/manara/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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Abu Dulaf Mosque, Samarra

Draft card for the Abu Dulaf Mosque of Samarra, built by the Abbasid al-Mu'tamid about 860 with a smaller spiral minaret in the style of al-Mutawakkil's; the encyclopedia entry is not yet checked on the page.