HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Timbuktu
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Mecca
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Rome
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Sumer
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is Qibla ? 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-2: -The Qibla direction in India is generally West.
Detailed explanation-3: -From New delhi, India, the direction of the Qibla is 258° WSW directly to Mecca, and a distance of 3833.5899 kilometers separates the two places.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Qiblah refers to the direction that Muslims face when engaged in ritual prayer. Wherever they are in the world, guttural Muslims are instructed to facing Makka (Mecca) in modern-day Saudi Arabia. Or, more technically, Muslims are to face the Ka’aba–the sacred cubic monument that is found in Makka.
Detailed explanation-5: -From Cochin kerala, India, the direction of the Qibla is 288° WNW directly to Mecca, and a distance of 4087.7879 kilometers separates the two places.