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Folding lectern A wooden rehal . A rehal ( , , , ) or rahle ) or tawla ( ), is an X-shaped, foldable book rest or lectern used to hold religious scriptures for reverent display, as well as during reading or recitation . It is designed to collapse into a flat form for portability and storage when not in use. This book rest, which is usually made of wood, but also increasingly made of other materials such as plastic, is commonly used by Muslims , Hindus , Sikhs and Eastern Christians . Used historically for many generations in South Asian and Arab countries, it is used both to hold and ensure respect for holy books (such as the Qur'an in Islam , the Ramayana in Hinduism , the Japji Sahib in Sikhism , and the Bible in Christianity ) by keeping them elevated off the floor. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ). In this case, the use of the rehal connects with the sense of how "God's word" should be reverently treated.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
A wooden book rest (Rehal) Depiction of Rehal Book rest. Rehal ( Arabic : رِحال) is an X-shaped foldable book rest used for placing holy books during recitation . This book rest, which is usually made of wood, is common in Hinduism , Sikhism and Islam . The book rest, often called "Quran stand" by Muslims, is also spelled as Rihal. Used historically for many generations in South Asian and Arab countries, it is used for paying respect to the holy books such as Ramayana in Hinduism, Japji Sahib in Sikhism and the Quran in Islam while reading.
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A wooden book rest (Rehal) Rehal ( Arabic : رِحال) is an X-shaped foldable book rest used for placing holy books during recitation . This book rest, which is usually made of wood, is common in Hinduism , Sikhism and Islam . The book rest, often called "Quran stand" by Muslims, is also spelled as Rihal. Used historically for many generations in South Asian and Arab countries, it is used for paying respect to the holy books such as Ramayana in Hinduism, Japji Sahib in Sikhism and the Quran in Islam while reading.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Folding lectern A wooden rehal . A rehal ( Urdu : رحل , Hindi : रिहल , Bengali : রেহাল , Arabic : رَحْل ) or rahle ( Turkish : rahle ) or tawla ( Arabic : طاولة ), is an X-shaped, foldable book rest or lectern used to hold religious scriptures for reverent display, as well as during reading or recitation . It is designed to collapse into a flat form for portability and storage when not in use. This book rest, which is usually made of wood, but also increasingly made of other materials such as plastic, is commonly used by Muslims , Hindus , Sikhs and Eastern Christians . Used historically for many generations in South Asian and Arab countries, it is used both to hold and ensure respect for holy books (such as the Qur'an in Islam , the Ramayana in Hinduism , the Japji Sahib in Sikhism , and the Bible in Christianity ) by keeping them elevated off the floor. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ). In this case, the use of the rehal connects with the sense of how "God's word" should be reverently treated.
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x-shaped foldable book rest used for placing holy books during recitation
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x-shaped
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