Qibla

For example, that the orientation of the crescent allows Muslims to determine the proper Qibla (I'm not sure Rawls is aware of the term Qibla, as he occasionally uses the term Mihrab erroneously, when he should have used Qibla instead), and that the "Tower of Voices" is a sundial that will allow Muslims to determine by the shadow the proper prayer time.

Archive 2006-01-01 JDsg 2006

For example, that the orientation of the crescent allows Muslims to determine the proper Qibla (I'm not sure Rawls is aware of the term Qibla, as he occasionally uses the term Mihrab erroneously, when he should have used Qibla instead), and that the "Tower of Voices" is a sundial that will allow Muslims to determine by the shadow the proper prayer time.

Alec Rawls and the Crescent of Embrace JDsg 2006

It has introduced something called Qibla-Cola (ph).

CNN Transcript Apr 25, 2003 2003

An organisation called Qibla was reportedly the most militant in the Western Cape.

ANC Daily News Briefing 1996

Asked about the possible banning of organisations such as Qibla and Pagad, Pahad said government legal experts were studying UN resolutions in this regard.

ANC Daily News Briefing 2001

Khalili Collection of Islamic Art (r); The Trustees of the British Museum (l) Ivory sundial and Qibla pointer, made by Bayram b.

The British Museum's Pilgrimage Andrew McKie 2012

I couldn't figure out the Qibla in my house if my life depended on it (well, not true, thanks to the miracle of the Internet).

Archive 2009-03-01 2009

In the southern port of Basra, Iraq's second largest city, the Iraqi army said it had started carrying out "the second phase of operations" by conducting a sweep of the city's Qibla district, looking for illegal weapons, ammunition and wanted criminals.

13 killed in Sadr City clashes; U.S. soldier dies in blast 2008

He went on: "We Muslims worship one Ka'aba, one Qibla and pray in one Mosque."

Derek Flood: Wither the Clash of Civilizations?...Not Just Yet 2009

So I consulted an Qibla calculator Qibla is the direction Muslims face when praying and found that Mecca is 43.74° N degrees from GM's hq.

Archive 2009-02-01 SeattleTammy 2009