qibla

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The direction in which Muslims face while praying, currently determined as the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca.

/ˈkɪblə/ [ˈqibla] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-qibla.wav

qibla qiblas qiblah kiblah

Borrowed from Arabic قِبْلَة (qibla, “which is opposite”).

qibla direction

ghibli mihrab salat

qibla compass

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