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of El-Muayyad, which, however, has a pulpit of its own, bearing itsfounders name. Wherever it originally stood, the pulpit is anadmirable example of the typical Cairene mimbar. It consists ofa staircase, entered through folding doors, and enclosed by highsides, and terminating at the top in a sort… … FIG. 34.—PULPIT OF SULTAX KAIT BEY. Fifteenth Century. (Soufh Kensington Museum.) *28 ART OF THE SARACENS. gregation. The mimbar is only required during the Friday (orMuslim Sunday) prayers, when the weekly sermon is preachedby the Imam or Khatib of the mosque, who is a layman selectedfrom the…
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