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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[citation needed]

In south east asia,most asian use fordable book stand which prominently in asia like Malaysia,Singapore,Indonesia,Brunei and Philipine.Mostly made from hivea brasiliensis which is commonly known as rubber tree.

Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rehal_(book_rest)