WHEN YOU HAVE DONE YOUR WUDHU AND ARE READY TO PRAY, WHAT DIRECTION SHOULD YOU FACE?

You should face the direction of the Ka'aba, which is in Makka.

BUT WHY SHOULD WE FACE KA'ABA?

Allah has said that:

• all the Muslims are brothers and sisters.
• all are the same in their relationship to Allah.
• all believe in ONE and the same Allah.

So, Allah has commanded that, all the Muslims should face in one direction at the time of prayers and Allah, as the direction for prayers has selected the Ka'aba.

Just imagine how funny it would look if four Muslims in a single room were to pray facing four different directions!

So, facing the direction of Ka'aba is Wajib for all Muslims.

It is also a sign of Muslim UNITY and BROTHERHOOD.

In England the direction of Qiblah is south-east. This can be found using a compass:

SouthEast

Finding the Qiblah:

• any convincing means of knowledge
• mihrab of a Mosque
• grave of a Muslim

1. Any Convincing Means Of Knowledge

2. Mihrab Of A Mosque

  Mihrab is a place in the Mosque specially built for the person who leads the Salaat. It is like an arch that has been carved into the wall and is also built in the direction of the QIblah.

                   When Muslims dies, they are laid down
                   in their grave on their right side, with
                   their face towards the Qiblah. If you
                   know which side the dead person's
                   head is, then you can easily know the
                   direction of the Qiblah.

Uncertainty of Qiblah:

Ali and his friends went on a school trip abroad:

DAY 1:

DAY 2:

DAY 3

Exercise: Qiblah

Answer the following Questions – remember to ask for help if you are not sure. You may by now be able to use the Risala (Islamic Laws) by yourself – try and find the answers from there before asking for help.

The mosque that surrounds the Holy Ka'aba is called Masjidul Haraam. It circles the Ka'aba all the way around, if you go into the centre towards the Ka'aba, how would you find Qiblah?
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Imam _________________ removed the idols from the Ka'aba and the same Imam was also born inside the Ka'aba.

Answer all the following questions from the Risala. Make sure that you write both your answer and the Masail number.

1. Name the 3 occasions during which it is Wajib to face Qiblah:

a) _______________________________________   Masail No. __________

b) _______________________________________   Masail No. __________

c) _______________________________________   Masail No. __________

2. For the following questions, answer (T) or (F) and for all questions whose answer is (T) - give the Masail number too:

It is Haraam to face Qiblah whilst in the toilet. ______   Masail No. __________

It is Wajib to face Qiblah whilst doing Wudhu. ______   Masail No. __________

When a Muslim is buried, he is laid down on his right, with his face towardsQiblah. ______    

Masail No. ___________

For those who go inside the Holy Mosque of Ka'aba, the Holy Mosque is their Qiblah. ______   

Masail No. _________

It is Mustahab to keep a dying person's feet towards Qiblah. ______    Masail No. ______