qibla
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qibla
- /ˈkɪblə/
- [ˈqibla]
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Arabic قِبْلَة (qibla, “which is opposite”).
noun qiblas · qiblah · kiblah
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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).
Similar: qibla direction
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Talk about this word "qibla." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/qibla. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. qibla. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/qibla "qibla." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/qibla.Cite this
@misc{qibla_2026,
title = {qibla},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/qibla},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
