Sami asked Fadil for the direction of the Qibla.
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Qibla
/ˈkɪblə/
Synonyms for "qibla" (11 found)
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9 entriesarchitectural elementazimuthbearingdirectionorientationreligious architecturespatial orientationspatial relationway
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7 entriesMecca facing directionazimuth to Meccagreat circle bearinginitial bearingmihrabqibla bearingqibla niche
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6 entriesMecca bearingmihrab alignmentmihrab markingqibla compassqibla directionqibla wall
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Muslims face the qibla to pray.
Source: tatoeba (8250102)
The other mosques' qiblas are also in the 150°'s range, except for the Andalusian Mosque which has a qibla of 148° (table 7, fig. 17).
Source: wiktionary
Muslim astronomers from the 8th century onwards concerned themselves with the determination of the qibla as a problem of mathematical geography.
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