The Minbar of the Kutubiyya Mosque is a minbar produced in Cordoba, Spain, in the early 12th century by order of the Almoravid amir Ali ibn Yusuf. The minbar was commissioned for the main mosque of Ma
The Almoravid minbar from the Kutubiyya Mosque, on display at the El-Badi Palace in Marrakesh today.
The Kutubiyya Mosque in Marrakesh today.
Detail of the geometric motif on the flanks of the minbar, centered around a recurring eight-pointed star. The spaces are filled with inlay and wood-carved arabesque pieces.
A part of the Kufic Arabic inscription which runs along the upper edge of the minbar's sides.
The minbar of the Ibrahimi Mosque is an 11th-century minbar in the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, West Bank. The minbar was commissioned by the Fatimid vizier Badr al-Jamali in 1091 for the Shrine of Husa
The minbar in the mosque
The Kufic Arabic inscription above the doorway of the minbar