It is used by the Imam to speak to the congregation , to deliver sermons . Usually , minbars are raised ( to be higher than the crowd , much like pulpits ) ; These sermons are usually called khutbah ( Ø Ø Ø Ù ) . A minbar ( , also spelt mimbar or mimber ) is a pulpit in the mosque where the imam ( leader of prayer ) stands to deliver sermons ( khutbah Ø Ø Ø Ø ) or in the Hussainia where the speaker sits and lectures the congregation .