The direction (towards the Ka'bah) that Muslims face to pray.
This is an Islamic term for the direction from the Muslim's current position on earth to the Kabbah in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. This is computed along the shorter of the two great circle routes between the Muslim's current position and the Kabbah. Muslims are expected to pray five times a day with facing Qibla. A Windows program for calculating Qibla and a mathematical formula is available.
Direction for prayer – Makkah.
direction of prayer (i.e., the Kaba in Mecca)
Arabic word referring to the direction that should be faced during prayer. Originally, this direction was toward Jerusalem. In 624 AD, the Ka'ba in Mekka became the direction for prayers.
the direction of the Kaaba toward which Muslims turn for their daily prayers
a small terrorist group of Muslims in South Africa formed in the 1980s; was inspired by Ayatollah Khomeini to create an Islamic state in South Africa
Direction in which all Muslims face when praying, which is the Kaba, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The direction is north, east from New York.
(Arabic) In Islam: The direction in which the Muslim faces for prayer; that is, towards Mecca.
the direction of Makkah faced in the prayer.
Direction of prayer in Islam, toward Mecca and the Kacba.
the direction faced in the prayer which is towards the Ka'ba in Makka.
The direction of Makkah for which Muslims should face in their prayers.
alquibla, point on the horizon from the wall of a mosque towards which Muslims direct their prayers
Qibla is an Arabic word for the direction that should be faced when a Muslim prays. Most mosques contain a niche in a wall that indicates the qibla.
