keblah

American  

[keb-luh] / ˈkɛb lə /

noun

1. kiblah.

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Example Sentences

We appointed the Keblah towards which thou didst formerly pray, only that we might know him who followeth the apostle, from him who turneth back on his heels; though this change seem a great matter, unless unto those whom God hath directed.

From Project Gutenberg

Caaba, an ancient Arab temple, a small square structure in the grand mosque of Mecca, with a mysterious black stone, probably an aerolite, built in it, on which all pilgrims who visit the shrine imprint a kiss; "the Keblah of all Moslem, the eyes of innumerable praying men being turned towards it from all the quarters of the compass five times a day."

From Project Gutenberg

Keblah, the point of the compass to which people turn their faces when they worship, as the Mohammedans do to Mecca when they pray.

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Mecca, the birthplace of Mahomet, the Holy City and Keblah of the Moslems, the capital of Hedjaz and the true capital of Arabia; in the midst of sandy valleys, and 60 m. distant from Jeddah, its port; a city to which every true Mussulman must make a pilgrimage once in his life; has a population which varies from 30,000 to 60,000.

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The foolish men will say, What hath turned them from their Keblah, towards which they formerly prayed?

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