They often place the disk on top of a prayer carpet.
Muslim call to prayer rug.
When shiites prostrate their foreheads on the floor during prayer they want their forehead to be in contact.
Many prefer to call it a sajjada which comes from the arabic root word for prostration some call it a mussalla which means place of prayer and of course there is the straight english terms of prayer rug or prayer mat.
Ritual purity is extremely important for muslim prayers practices.
As islamic studies scholar marion katz explains prayer carpets provide a protective layer between the worshiper and the ground.
Pink prayer rug with andalus mihrab.
Burgundy and white prayer rug with vines in mihrab.
Pink prayer rug with andalus mihrab 3 14 95.
Shiite muslims use a clay disk.
Prayer rug arabic sajjāda persian namāzlik one of the major types of rug produced in central and western asia used by muslims primarily to cover the bare ground or floor while they pray.
Prayer mats come from the cultures of individual muslims so the names for the prayer rug are as diverse as muslim cultures are.
Use of prayer rugs during islamic prayers worshippers bow kneel and prostrate on the ground in humility before god.
Burgundy and white prayer rug with vines in mihrab 1 14 95.