qibla

== English == === Alternative forms === qiblah, kiblah === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic قِبْلَة (qibla, “which is opposite”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɪblə/; (like Arabic) IPA(key): [ˈqibla] === Noun === qibla (countable and uncountable, plural qiblas) (Islam) The direction in which Muslims face while praying, currently determined as the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca. ==== Usage notes ==== Inside a mosque, the qibla is indicated by the location of the mihrab and the orientation of the prayer wall. The qibla (as determined at the time of construction) is therefore reflected in the construction of the building. For this reason, and especially in the case of historical buildings, the mosque itself is sometimes said to have a qibla (or qibla direction), possibly different from the independently calculated direction or from that of other nearby mosques. ==== Synonyms ==== (direction in which Muslims pray): qibla direction ==== Derived terms ==== qibla compass ==== Related terms ==== ghibli ==== Translations ==== === See also === mihrab salat === Anagrams === Iqbal == Maltese == === Etymology === From Arabic قِبْلة (qibla, “direction of prayer towards Mekka”). The geographically peculiar use for “south” is also found in some dialects of Maghrebi Arabic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʔɪb.la/ Rhymes: -ɪbla === Noun === qibla f (archaic or obsolete) south Synonym: nofsinhar ==== Coordinate terms ==== compass points: punti tal-kumpass: [edit] == Uzbek == === Etymology === Inherited from Chagatai قبله (qblh), from Arabic قِبْلَة (qibla). === Noun === qibla (plural qiblalar) qibla