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

*Quran= Muslims’ Holly Book *Qibla = The point towards Kabba which Muslims are facing during prayer
*Qibla = The point towards Kabba which Muslims are facing during prayer
164 *Mihrab = A recess in the wall indicating Qibla as reference 165