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مِحْرَاب
English Translationthe prayer chamber
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Surah Aal-E-Imran (3:39) Quran.com
فَنَادَتْهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ يُصَلِّي فِي الْمِحْرَابِ So the angels called him while he was standing in prayer in the chamber, "Indeed, Allah gives you good tidings of John, confirming a word from Allah and [who will be] honorable, abstaining [from women], and a prophet from among the righteous." (Sahih International)
Surah Maryam (19:11) Quran.com
فَخَرَجَ عَلَىٰ قَوْمِهِ مِنَ الْمِحْرَابِ فَأَوْحَىٰ إِلَيْهِمْ أَنْ سَبِّحُوا بُكْرَةً وَعَشِيًّا So he came out to his people from the prayer chamber and signaled to them to exalt [Allah] in the morning and afternoon. (Sahih International)
Surah Aal-E-Imran (3:37) Quran.com
كُلَّمَا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا زَكَرِيَّا الْمِحْرَابَ وَجَدَ عِنْدَهَا رِزْقًا So her Lord accepted her with good acceptance and caused her to grow in a good manner and put her in the care of Zechariah. Every time Zechariah entered upon her in the prayer chamber, he found with her provision. He said, "O Mary, from where is this [coming] to you?" She said, "It is from Allah. Indeed, Allah provides for whom He wills without account." (Sahih International)
Surah Sad (38:21) Quran.com
This is the end of the list. مِحْرَاب was only mentioned 4 times in the Quran. وَهَلْ أَتَاكَ نَبَأُ الْخَصْمِ إِذْ تَسَوَّرُوا الْمِحْرَابَ And has there come to you the news of the adversaries, when they climbed over the wall of [his] prayer chamber - (Sahih International)