HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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North
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Towards the city of Mecca
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East
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Toward the Sun
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They don’t face any specific direction
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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: -When Muhammad lived among the Muslims in Medina (which, like Mecca, is also in the Hejaz region), he prayed due south, according to the known direction of Mecca.
Detailed explanation-3: -Muslims do not worship the Kaaba, but it is Islam’s most sacred site because it represents the metaphorical house of God and the oneness of God in Islam. Observant Muslims around the world face toward the Kaaba during their five daily prayers.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mihrab-When Muslims pray they must face the direction of the Ka’ba, which is a cube-shaped holy building in the centre of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
Detailed explanation-5: -That shape tells us that this is a mihrab. In every mosque, a mihrab shaped like this shows the direction towards Mecca, the holy city for Muslims. In the mosque, people face the mihrab wall when they pray.