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c) It is preferable to design the Prayer Hall in rectangular, where
the longer side is facing *Qibla. It must not have any openings
on the side that includes *Mihrab. The interior space shall
preferably be column free, in order to maintain consistent
rows for the worshippers.
d) It is possible to add to the mosque a library, a women prayer
room (Mussala), a storeroom and rooms for teaching *Quran.
The number of rooms to be added depends on the number of
worshippers in the mosque and the study submitted to the
Authority.
e) Mosques shall generally include yards (yards open to sky as
part of the mosque). Space should be allocated for fitting a
water cooler and covered area for safe keeping of shoes of
worshippers.
f) Allocate in the design an area with shelves for temporary
storage of shoes to avoid keeping them in the entrances.
g) Separate entrances and facilities shall be provided for men
and women worshippers.
h) It is preferable to separate the location and the entrance of
the lavatories from the mosque building, and shall not be
set or located in the same Qibla direction, according to the
Islamic doctrine (Shari’a), in which they are usually located
in the south east side, with eastern lavatories and one of
them may be western style.
i) The ablution area (Maydat) shall be provided as an essential
part of the mosque.
j) It is preferable to fence the mosque premises, with suitable
height of solid and non-sight obstructing design.
k) Islamic architecture and decorative elements shall be used.
*Quran= Muslims’ Holly Book
*Qibla = The point towards Kabba which Muslims are facing during prayer
164 *Mihrab = A recess in the wall indicating Qibla as reference
l) Signs should be placed at all the entrances, identifying
directions of circulation and announcing the services that the
mosque provides.
m) The dimensions of mosques and the minaret designs shall
be designed according to the standards that are approved by
the related Authority. These must meet the requirements and
conditions that suit Islamic doctrine (Shari’a) in addition to
*Qibla direction to be verified from related Authority.
n) Design and capacity of air conditioning system should take
into consideration the maximum number of worshippers,
volume, space, dimensions, and mosque configuration.
o) Lighting intensity and homogeneity should be taken into
consideration when designing lighting fixtures.
p) Sound system and acoustic characteristics should be studied
by specialized parties.
q) Traffic circulation in and out of the mosque for both male and
female worshippers should be studied with consideration of
full segregation, and the ease of usage of ablution for both
sexes without any interference.
r) It is preferable to add women prayer rooms to the mosques
which are located in the commercial districts, large central
mosques, rural places, highways, public parks and recreation
areas. And shall be provided with facilities of minimum two
lavatories and washbasins plus three ablutions (Maydat).
s) The women’s prayer room that is located on the highways
may have half the number of facilities mentioned above.
t) Requirement for people with disability shall be provided,
such as ramp, lavatories etc., as per Authority related code.
*Qibla = The point towards Kabba which Muslims are facing during prayer
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