kiblah
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of kiblah
First recorded in 1730–40, kiblah is from the Arabic word qiblah
Example Sentences
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The kiblah niche is a gem of its kind.
From Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond by Budgett Meakin
Conquest of Mecca.—In giving his followers a new kiblah and bidding them turn their faces towards Mecca at their prayers, Mahomet declared that city to be the religious capital of Arabia.
From History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems by Allan Menzies
For the first time in the world's history, a Moslem's kiblah, or direction of prayer, was directly downward!
From The Flying Legion by George Allan England
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