Benefits of the prayer rug

The prayer rug is a companion for us at home and in the mosque, because prayer is required of us five times during the day, and it is one of the greatest acts of worship that has been imposed.

And every house must have at least one prayer rug.

In this article, I will present to you the history and benefits of the prayer rug, which makes us think about why we need it and everything related to it.

The history of the prayer rug

The term prayer rug came from prostration, and it may date back to the Arabian Peninsula, where the beginning of the industry was from palm fronds and gradually reached to be made of natural silk thread.

We find there are types of carpets that are made either manually, which is very expensive, and there are some that are made automatically and are less expensive.

Where the carpet profession reached its fame between the tenth and eleventh centuries, and it flourished in another period between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

The need to cover the floor, sit and sleep on it has prompted the manufacture of carpets in Arab countries.

This art has developed with time until it has schools and arts such as the Turkish Carpet School, Caucasian, Persian, Arab and Indian Carpet School, and each school has been distinguished by its own characteristics and arts.

The forms of making the prayer rug varied according to the cultures of the countries. The raw materials used, the dyes used, and the forms of decoration varied. Some of them were made of silk, wool, or cotton, or a mixture of materials, including what came with a dense plant decoration and Islamic geometric drawings, including What was simple in drawing, including what came complex.

Benefits of the prayer rug

The prayer rug has several benefits, including:

To protect the head during prostration

Prevents friction between the knee and the ground

Disease protection

Ornamentation and decoration

You can buy a prayer rug, or you can gift it to your loved ones, friends or relatives, especially when you return from the Hajj season. You may present it to them as a souvenir from you to them.