qibla

(noun)

The direction that should be faced when a Muslim prays during the Call to Prayer.

Related Terms

  • façade
  • naret
  • inaret
  • parapet
  • facade
  • load-bearing
  • minaret
  • pilaster

Examples of qibla in the following topics:

  • Architecture of Djenne

    • What was almost certainly novel in the rebuilt mosque was the symmetric arrangement of three large towers in the qibla wall.
    • The qibla, which face the direction of Mecca, is dominated by three large, box-like minarets jutting out from the main wall.
    • The prayer hall, measuring about 85 by 164 feet, occupies the eastern half of the mosque behind the qibla wall.
    • In the prayer hall, each of the three towers in the qibla wall has a niche or mihrab.
  • Islam Ascendant

    • The Masjid al-Qiblatain, where Muhammad established the new Qibla, or direction of prayer
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