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qiblah

qiblah is the alternative spelling of qibla.

Meaning of qibla

Noun

qibla (countable and uncountable, plural qiblas)

  1. The direction in which Muslims face while praying, currently determined as the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca.
    • 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).1990, Michael E. Bonine, “Sacred Direction and City Structure”, in Oleg Grabar, editor, Muqarnas: An Annual on Islamic Art and Architecture, volume 7, page 68
    Synonyms:
    qibla direction

Forms of qiblah

pluralqiblahs

Questions about qiblah

What is qiblah the alternative spelling of?
Qiblah is the alternative spelling of qibla.

Words near qiblah in the dictionary

  1. Qibin
  2. qibla
  3. qibla compass
  4. qibla compasses
  5. qibla direction
  6. qiblah
  7. qiblahs
  8. qiblas
  9. qibli
  10. QIC
  11. Qichun

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