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qibla(m): direction of prayer

Description of qibla: Qibla is the Arabic word meaning "direction," specifically the sacred direction faced by Muslims toward the Kaaba in Mecca's Sacred Mosque during prayer and rituals. Unlike earlier Islamic practice in Medina, where prayers faced Jerusalem's Bait-ul-Maqdas, it shifted to the Kaaba in the second year after the Hijrah as commanded in Quran :. Differs from the Jewish mizrah, as it uniquely centers on the Kaaba built by Abraham and Ishmael.

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kiska kaaba? kaisa qibla?kaun haram hai? kya ehraam?

kooche ke us ke baashindon ne

sab ko yahin se salaam kiya

which sanctum? what holy direction?

who is divine? which holy robes?

from the lane of the beloved

we bid farewell to all

Meer Taqi Meer (14)

kaaba (m) (3)

holy mosque in Mecca

qibla (m) (1)

direction of prayer

haram (m) (5)

sacred or holy place

ehraam (m) (1)

pilgrimage attire

kooche (m) (3)

street

baashindon (m) (1)

residents, inhabitants

salaam (m) (5)

greeting, farewell

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