Mihrab slab was a limestone slab, in the form of a mihrab. The slab was discovered during restoration works on the mosque and is believed to have originated from the 12th century AD. Inscriptions of two verses from the Qur'an are present on the slab, Qur'anic surah XXI, verses 34-35, which are normally used on gravestones.
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