Locating The Qiblah: How Should We Stand In Our Mosques?
By Abdul-Ganiyy Raji QIBLAH is the Arabic term for the direction which Muslims face in their mosques or while observing Salat (prayer). The Qiblah is located in the direction of the House of Allah (i.e the Ka’bah) in Makkah. Muslims must face it while observing their canonical worship (Salāt). This is confirmed in Qur’ān 2:144,