minbar
Noun
Meaning
minbar (plural minbars)
A pulpit in a mosque, usually shaped like a small tower, where the imam stands to deliver sermons.
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The pulpit ( minbar منبر) bears an inscription showing that the building existed in 1097.
Sheridan and Delenn move to a city on Minbar, where the new headquarters of the Interstellar Alliance are located, while celebrating their first year of marriage and the upcoming birth of their son, and mourning the loss of dear friendships.
Sometimes, especially during Friday prayers, a raised minbar or pulpit is located to the side of the mihrab for a khatib or some other speaker to offer a sermon ( khutbah ).
While he works ever closer with Edgars, he becomes increasingly aggressive toward Sheridan and eventually leaves Babylon 5. Minbar is gripped by a brief civil war between the Warrior and Religious castes.