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  2. Qibla - Wikipedia

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    qibla. Literal meaning. "direction". Muslims surrounding and facing the Kaaba for prayer. The qibla (Arabic: قِبْلَة, lit. 'direction') is the direction towards the Kaaba in the Sacred Mosque in Mecca, which is used by Muslims in various religious contexts, particularly the direction of prayer for the salah. In Islam, the Kaaba is ...

  3. Direction of prayer - Wikipedia

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    In Islam, the direction of prayer is known as the qibla and this direction is towards the Sacred Mosque (al-Masjid al-Ḥarām) of Mecca.Originally the qibla of Muhammad and his followers in Medina was towards Jerusalem, but it was changed to Mecca after the Quranic verses (Al-Baqarah 2:144, 2:145) were revealed in the second Hijri year (624 CE), about 15 or 16 months after Muhammad's ...

  4. Qibla compass - Wikipedia

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    A qibla (qiblah) compass (sometimes also called qibla/qiblah indicator or qiblanuma) is a modified compass used by Muslims to indicate the direction to face to perform prayers. In Islam, this direction is called qibla, and points towards the city of Mecca and specifically to the Kaaba. While the compass, like any other compass, points north ...

  5. Kaaba - Wikipedia

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    The Qibla is the direction faced during prayer. [Quran 2:143–144] The direction faced during prayer is the direction of the Kaaba, relative to the person praying. Apart from praying, Muslims generally consider facing the Qibla while reciting the Quran to be a part of good etiquette.

  6. Mihrab - Wikipedia

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    Ta'zieh. Wayang. Islam portal. v. t. e. Mihrab (Arabic: محراب, miḥrāb, pl. محاريب maḥārīb) is a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the qibla, the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca towards which Muslims should face when praying. The wall in which a mihrab appears is thus the "qibla wall".

  7. Al-Aqsa Mosque - Wikipedia

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    The Aqsa Mosque (Arabic: جامع الأقصى, romanized:Jāmiʿ al-Aqṣā, lit. ' congregational mosque of Al-Aqsa '), also known as the Qibli Mosque or Qibli Chapel (المصلى القبلي, al-muṣallā al-qiblī, lit.'prayer hall of the qibla (south)'), [ 2 ] is the main congregational mosque or prayer hall in the Al-Aqsa mosque ...

  8. Masjid al-Qiblatayn - Wikipedia

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    The Masjid al-Qiblatayn (Arabic: مسجد القبلتين, lit. 'Mosque of the Two Qiblas', Hejazi Arabic pronunciation: [mas.dʒɪd al.ɡɪb.la.teːn]), also spelt Masjid al-Qiblatain, [1] is a mosque in Medina believed by Muslims to be the place where the final Islamic prophet, Muhammad, received the command to change the Qibla (direction of prayer) from Jerusalem to Mecca.

  9. Mosque - Wikipedia

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    Usually opposite the entrance to the prayer hall is the qibla wall (the direction of Mecca, and thus the direction towards which Muslims should face for prayer), the visually emphasized area inside the prayer hall. The qibla wall should, in a properly oriented mosque, be set perpendicular to a line leading to Mecca, where the Kaaba is located. [83]