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单词 qiblah
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Definition of qiblah in English:

qiblah

(also kiblah, kibla, qibla)
nounˈkɪbləˈkɪblə
  • The direction of the Kaaba (the sacred building at Mecca), to which Muslims turn at prayer.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The great central arch of the frontispiece of the qibla qubba masks the dome behind.
    • The only architectural requirement for a mosque is that it have a wall correctly oriented toward the qibla.
    • But for a Muslim who is thousands of miles from Mecca, finding the right direction to pray - the qibla, or ‘sacred direction ‘- is not so easy.’
    • With the cloisters complete, it was time to define the qibla or the axis along which lay Mecca.
    • Someone suggested that sleeping while facing qibla is not an authentic sunnah.

Origin

Mid 17th century: Arabic, 'that which is opposite'.

Definition of qiblah in US English:

qiblah

(also kiblah)
nounˈkibləˈkɪblə
  • The direction of the Kaaba (the sacred building at Mecca), to which Muslims turn at prayer.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Someone suggested that sleeping while facing qibla is not an authentic sunnah.
    • The great central arch of the frontispiece of the qibla qubba masks the dome behind.
    • But for a Muslim who is thousands of miles from Mecca, finding the right direction to pray - the qibla, or ‘sacred direction ‘- is not so easy.’
    • The only architectural requirement for a mosque is that it have a wall correctly oriented toward the qibla.
    • With the cloisters complete, it was time to define the qibla or the axis along which lay Mecca.

Origin

Mid 17th century: Arabic, ‘that which is opposite’.

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