maqsura การใช้

• In the 1335 renovation, the mosque was heightened, its roof rebuilt and a dome of plastered wood covered with green tiles was added over the " maqsura " ( prayer niche ).
• The maqsura, located near the minbar, consists of a fence bounding a private enclosure that allows the sovereign and his senior officials to follow the solemn prayer of Friday without mingling with the faithful.
• Historically, it was first used by the Umayyad caliph Muawiyah I in the Umayyad Mosque of Damascus, where the so-called " Mihrab of the Companions ( of the Prophet ) " belonged to the " Maqsura of the Companions ".