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Definition of Kibla
1. kiblah [n -S] - See also: kiblah
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kibla
Literary usage of Kibla
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Poetry of the Orient by William Rounseville Alger (1874)
"THE kibla AND THE DEVOTEE. R. The kibla unto which the faithful turn themselves
is Mecca ; The kibla after which the royal strive is worldly empire ..."
2. Mohammed and Mohammedanism Critically Considered by Sigismund Wilhelm Koelle (1889)
"They introduced a mode of worship in which Jerusalem with its temple ceased to
be looked upon as the seat of the Divine Presence or the kibla, that is, ..."
3. A smaller Hindustani and English dictionary by Duncan Forbes (1861)
"... that part to which Musulmans turn their face when at prayer ; hence the word
means Mecca, an altar, temple ; worship ; father. kibla,e ..."
4. The Bible and Islam: Or, The Influence of the Old and New Testaments on the by Henry Preserved Smith (1897)
"So after a time the kibla was .changed to the Kaaba again. ... When he saw that
his hopes were not likely to be realized, he changed the kibla. ..."
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