This mihrab replicates the “qibla “or market in the key wall of a mosque, which enables the faithful to orient themselves toward Mecca when in engaged in prayer or “namaz.” Some mihrabs on payer rugs glimpse overtly architectural similar to this silk Tabriz prayer rug, which has a pointed arch http://prayerrug75062.post-blogs.com/13833537/an-unbiased-view-of-prayer-rug