The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2068 page)

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nasi and the Rauleswaram temple at the southernmost tip of India.
Saiyid
(Arab., ‘Lord, owner’). A title of respect, and in particular, the title/name of a direct descendant of Mu
ammad through his daughter
F
ima
and
‘Al
ibn Ab
lib
.
Sajj
da
(Arab.,
sajada
, ‘bow down’, ‘worship’). The prayer mat on which
al
t
is performed. The design in the carpet is not symmetrical, but leads to a point on one of the short sides which is placed in the direction of the
qibla
. The word underlies
masjid
, mosque, the place of prostration.

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