Prayer Rugs
Prayer rugs have a directional design which traditionally should point to the
East for use during prayer as a protection from the ground. Deep religious
beliefs are expressed in prayer five times daily by the Islamic communities
throughout the world. Prostration before Allah is at sunrise, noon,
mid-afternoon, suset and night. Times are calculated to the nearest minute
according to a person’s longitude and latitude creating an endless wave
synchronized prayer around the world. During prayer, as done by the Prophet
Mohammad, the self is surrendered to God.