qibla
noun
the point toward which Muslims turn to pray, especially the KaĘżba, or House of God, at Mecca.
kibla,
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a variation of
qibla.
Example Sentences
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I, having turned my face to the kibla offered up a prayer of thanksgiving; the beautiful girl regarded what I was doing.
From Bagh O Bahar, or Tales of the Four Darweshes by Duncan Forbes
These were, to Shi'ites, the holiest of cities, and yet the reformer had the consciousness that there was no need of searching for a kibla.
From The Reconciliation of Races and Religions by Thomas Kelly Cheyne
