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Rehal
Rehal may refer to:
- Rehal (surname), name of multiple origins; includes people with the name
- Rehal (book rest), a book rest for holy books
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.
Nowadays, Rehal also come in many shapes and sizes. They have become more beautiful and comfortable to use. Some of the Rehal also have decorations such as the dome icon Islamic symbol.
Rehal (surname)
Rehal is a surname and may refer to:
- Navtej Singh Rehal, lead singer in Bombay Rockers
- Joseph E. Rehal, Businessman
- Saiful Rehal, Eighth Sultan of Brunei