GK
WORLD GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
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Question
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Kaaba
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Jabal al-Nour
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Mount Arafat
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Al-Aqsa Mosque
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Detailed explanation-1: -In Islam the sacred direction is towards Mecca, or more precisely, towards the sacred Kaaba in Mecca. Muslims face this direction in prayer and during various other ritual acts. Muslim astronomers from the 9th century onwards dealt with the determination of the qibla, as the sacred direction is called in Arabic.
Detailed explanation-2: -Qibla is the fixed direction towards the Ka’bah in the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. It’s the direction which all Muslims face when performing their prayers, wherever they are in the world.
Detailed explanation-3: -Every Muslim who is located in the hemisphere centred on Mecca (i.e. is less as circa 10.000 km from Mecca) can determine the direction of the qibla by observing the sun on these days at the right moment. The compass direction to the sun then gives the qibla.