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Definition of Qibla
1. Noun. The direction of the Kaaba toward which Muslims turn for their daily prayers.
2. Noun. A small terrorist group of Muslims in South Africa formed in the 1980s; was inspired by Ayatollah Khomeini to create an Islamic state in South Africa.
Generic synonyms: Foreign Terrorist Organization, Fto, Terrorist Group, Terrorist Organization
Geographical relationships: Republic Of South Africa, South Africa
Definition of Qibla
1. Noun. (Islam) The direction in which Muslims face while praying, now the Caaba in Mecca. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Qibla
1. kiblah [n -S] - See also: kiblah
Lexicographical Neighbors of Qibla
| qazf qazi qazis qd qds qeema qepik qepiks qepiq qepiqs | qewl qh qhat qi qi gong qibla (current term) qiblah qiblahs qiblas qid | qigong qigongs qilianshanite qilin qilins qin qindar qindarka qindarkë qindars |
Literary usage of Qibla
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Comprehensive Commentary on the Quran: Comprising Sale's Translation by George Sale, Elwood Morris Wherry (1896)
"(146) Verily although thou shouldest show unto those to •whom the scripture hath
been given all kinds of signs, yet they will Dot follow thy qibla, ..."
2. A Historical and Economic Geography of Ottoman Greece: The Southwestern by Fariba Zarinebaf, John Bennet, Jack L. Davis (2005)
"To a pious Muslim, the qibla (the precise direction toward the Kaaba in Mecca)
is more ... In most of Greece, the qibla will be a bit south of southeast. ..."
3. Notes on Muhammadanism: Being Outlines of the Religious System of Islam by Thomas Patrick Hughes (1877)
"Mosques are, therefore, always erected qibla- wards. At the commencement of Islam,
the qibla was Jerusalem; but when Muhammad failed to conciliate the Jews ..."
4. A Gift for Muslim Women by Muḥammad ʻĀshiq Ilāhī (2001)
"Rule: When the grave is ready, lower the body into it from the side of the
qibla (direction in which prayer is offered). For this purpose the following mode ..."
5. International Religious Freedom (2000): Report to Congress by the Department edited by Barbara Larkin (2001)
"qibla is organized into cells in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, and its
membership is ... qibla leaders dominate the Islamic Unity Convention (IUC), ..."
6. Moslem Architecture: Its Origins and Development by Giovanni Teresio Rivoira (1918)
"qibla,' the point to which every Moslem turns was placed in the north wall of
... The qibla consisted of a large stone.3 The ' mihrab,' or niche pointing to ..."
7. State of the Nation: South Africa 2004-2005 by John Daniel, Roger Southall, Jessica Lutchman (2005)
"One reason for this association was the presence of seasoned qibla members within
Pagad. ... Although qibla exerted internal pressure on Pagad leaders, ..."
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