Illuminating Prayer Rug
A lighted sajjadah or prayer rug comes from a Turkish designer, Soner Özenç. The Britain-based designer uses light as an integral element in his imaginative creations. This modern piece that he calls Sajjadah 1426 (1426 is the year 2005 in the Islamic calendar), combines technology and the Muslim culture.
Sajjadah 1426 is a piece of art and a great example of the electroluminescent phosphor printing technology. It is also quite practical. It assists the person who performs the divine service of prayers, called namaz, not just by creating an amazing atmosphere, but by actually finding the right direction to pray towards.
With the help of an embedded compass module, the lighted motifs of the rug turn brighter the closer the rug is turned toward the direction of Mecca.
I wonder if it uses rechargeable batteries or if it needs a power source. Also does it roll up? [Link]
It’s cool bas not practical at all! I wouldn’t want my prayer mat to glow like that! it’s distracting!
Mashallah :) Now that’ll add funk to prayers :D
Wonder the same too.
Wow what will they come up with next!
Its perfect for fajr prayer, I always hate opening the lights as I just woke up to pray so this could really come in handy ..
if it wasn’t for finding the right direction to pray towards, I would have said that this is bullshit. Apparently the only good thing about it is that feature of finding the right direction…
Perfect for Monotheist, he could take it to the night clubs with him in the US.
WOW
I never know what to get my dad for birthday gifts, I think he would love this !
From my point of view this shouldn’t be taken as a reverence boost due to the atmosphere it creates but only as a artistic prayer rug with a useful compass, religion doesn’t “advance” with time, Islam was made by a perfect god perfect as it is for all time and place without the need of any additives by anybody or anything.
Psychadelicy………
lol
crocko.. lets both chip in and buy monotheist one of these. he deserves a gift for being such a sport for being such an easy target.. :p
They used to say sex sells… now it’s religion. go figure!!
i love it,, its three in one,
you pray on it, get semi-blind from the light on your face when bowing down and you end up with a small tumor in you brain. where do i buy one?
Now this will get mixed reactions for sure
techno rug! this reminds me of this one time going to church tripping on goodies.. oh well… wonder if the rug comes with built in strobe lights…
I will buy it if it can make shawerma for free.
crocko rock… monotheist what?
do u mean atheist or something, cuz u dont make sense…
Monotheist is a user
I can’t wait till these guys make a flying carpet. No more airports and air tickets to mecca.
Seriously….??!!!
they’re bring back the fun in fundamentalism.
ma yeser ya yoba ma yegoooz :x
Does it come with bluetooth ?
cool I’d love to have one
LMAO at lucky boy, what a stupid invention. This is also probably borderline haram which makes it even more hilarious.
lOol..!!
OMG thats soOo cool!!
I want One..!!
Where do they sell’em?
7aram
I’m really proud when someone applying Technology for Islam
As usual the recent things you will find it in this blog, thanks Mark
Really innovative.. well thought of.. well done…
It would not have been easy to interface a compass module with the electro-phosphor wires…
Maybe a design with the glow only at the sides or at a small space on the front would be enough. But obviously, the one above is only a show piece and not a commercial product. So, the designer probably took the freedom to illuminate the whole mat. Im sure, as a commercial product, there would be lesser glowing wires.
Great Job again…
By the way, Post #26, I assume that you have done your thorough research and that you hold legitimacy to discard a thing off as ‘Haram’… because even when the greatest of scholars pronounce something as ‘Haram’, they do so with great care and knowledge, let alone the years of toiling that goes into making them scholars.
My dear brother, please do not lend your self into accountability for something so meek.
Wassalam.