What is Qibla?............
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Salaams,
QABL is not physical in any respect , but it is a mental belief ?what you accept.
Qiblat is all your acceptances - your beliefs.
Urdu speakers will know the word Qabool ,which is to accept or your acceptance.
Masjid al haram isn?t a physical location as such.
Qad nara taqalluba wajhika fee alssama-ifalanuwalliyannaka qiblatan tardaha fawalli wajhakashatra almasjidi alharami wahaythu makuntum fawalloo wujoohakum shatrahu wa-inna allatheenaootoo alkitaba layaAAlamoona annahu alhaqqu minrabbihim wama Allahu bighafilin AAammayaAAmaloona
We see the turning of thy face (for guidance to the heavens now Shall We turn thee to a Qibla that shall please thee. Turn then Thy face in the direction of the sacred Mosque Wherever ye are, turn your faces in that direction. The people of the Book know well that that is the truth from their Lord. Nor is Allah unmindful of what they do.
2.Wala-in atayta allatheena ootooalkitaba bikulli ayatin ma tabiAAooqiblataka wama anta bitabiAAin qiblatahum wamabaAAduhum bitabiAAin qiblata baAAdinwala-ini ittabaAAta ahwaahum min baAAdi ma jaakamina alAAilmi innaka ithan lamina alththalimeena
Even if thou wert to bring to the people of the Book all the Signs (together), they would not follow Thy Qibla; nor art thou going to follow their Qibla; nor indeed will they follow each other's Qibla. If thou after the knowledge hath reached thee, Wert to follow their (vain) desires,-then wert thou Indeed (clearly) in the wrong.
3.Waawhayna ila moosawaakheehi an tabawwaa liqawmikuma bimisrabuyootan waijAAaloo buyootakum qiblatan waaqeemoo alssalatawabashshiri almu/mineena
We inspired Moses and his brother with this Message "Provide dwellings for your people in Egypt, make your dwellings into places of worship, and establish regular prayers and give glad tidings to those who believe!"
Just check out all these ayah?s and determine whether Qabl thus Qibla is physical or mental belief/s.
Waallatheena yu/minoona bimaonzila ilayka wama onzila min qablika wabial-akhiratihum yooqinoona
And who believe in the Revelation sent to thee, and sent before thy time, and (in their hearts) have the assurance of the Hereafter.
2.Ya ayyuha alnnasuoAAbudoo rabbakumu allathee khalaqakum waallatheenamin qablikum laAAallakum tattaqoona
O ye people! Adore your Guardian-Lord, who created you and those who came before you, that ye may have the chance to learn righteousness;
3.Wabashshiri allatheena amanoowaAAamiloo alssalihati anna lahum jannatintajree min tahtiha al-anharu kullamaruziqoo minha min thamaratin rizqan qaloo hathaallathee ruziqna min qablu waotoo bihi mutashabihanwalahum feeha azwajun mutahharatun wahumfeeha khalidoona
But give glad tidings to those who believe and work righteousness, that their portion is Gardens, beneath which rivers flow. Every time they are fed with fruits therefrom, they say "Why, this is what we were fed with before," for they are given things in similitude; and they have therein companions pure (and holy); and they abide therein (for ever).
4.Waittaqoo yawman la tajzeenafsun AAan nafsin shay-an wala yuqbalu minha shafaAAatunwala yu/khathu minha AAadlun wala humyunsaroona
Then guard yourselves against a day when one soul shall not avail another nor shall intercession be accepted for her, nor shall compensation be taken from her, nor shall anyone be helped (from outside).
5.Walamma jaahum kitabunmin AAindi Allahi musaddiqun lima maAAahumwakanoo min qablu yastaftihoona AAala allatheenakafaroo falamma jaahum ma AAarafoo kafaroobihi falaAAnatu Allahi AAala alkafireena
And when there comes to them a Book from Allah, confirming what is with them,- although from of old they had prayed for victory against those without Faith,- when there comes to them that which they (should) have recognized, they refuse to believe in it but the curse of Allah is on those without Faith.
6.Wa-itha qeela lahum aminoo bimaanzala Allahu qaloo nu/minu bima onzilaAAalayna wayakfuroona bima waraahu wahuwa alhaqqumusaddiqan lima maAAahum qul falima taqtuloonaanbiyaa Allahi min qablu in kuntum mu/mineena
When it is said to them, "Believe in what Allah Hath sent down, "they say, "We believe in what was sent down to us" yet they reject all besides, even if it be Truth confirming what is with them. Say "Why then have ye slain the prophets of Allah in times gone by, if ye did indeed believe?"
7.Am tureedoona an tas-aloo rasoolakum kamasu-ila moosa min qablu waman yatabaddali alkufra bial-eemanifaqad dalla sawaa alssabeeli
Would ye question your Messenger as Moses was questioned of old? but whoever changeth from Faith to Unbelief, Hath strayed without doubt from the even way.
8.Waqala allatheena layaAAlamoona lawla yukallimuna Allahu awta/teena ayatun kathalika qala allatheenamin qablihim mithla qawlihim tashabahat quloobuhum qadbayyanna al-ayati liqawmin yooqinoona
Say those without knowledge "Why speaketh not Allah unto us? or why cometh not unto us a Sign?" So said the people before them words of similar import. Their hearts are alike. We have indeed made clear the Signs unto any people who hold firmly to Faith (in their hearts).
9.Waittaqoo yawman la tajzeenafsun AAan nafsin shay-an wala yuqbalu minhaAAadlun wala tanfaAAuha shafaAAatun walahum yunsaroona
Then guard yourselves against a-Day when one soul shall not avail another, nor shall compensation be accepted from her nor shall intercession profit her nor shall anyone be helped (from outside).
10.Wa-ith yarfaAAu ibraheemualqawaAAida mina albayti wa-ismaAAeelu rabbanataqabbal minna innaka anta alssameeAAu alAAaleemu
And remember Abraham and Isma'il raised the foundations of the House (With this prayer) "Our Lord! Accept (this service) from us For Thou art the All-Hearing, the All-knowing.
11.Sayaqoolu alssufahao mina alnnasima wallahum AAan qiblatihimu allatee kanooAAalayha qul lillahi almashriqu waalmaghribuyahdee man yashao ila siratinmustaqeemin
The fools among the people will say "What hath turned them from the Qibla to which they were used?" Say To Allah belong both east and West He guideth whom He will to a Way that is straight.
12.Wakathalika jaAAalnakumommatan wasatan litakoonoo shuhadaa AAala alnnasiwayakoona alrrasoolu AAalaykum shaheedan wamajaAAalna alqiblata allatee kunta AAalayha illalinaAAlama man yattabiAAu alrrasoola mimman yanqalibu AAalaAAaqibayhi wa-in kanat lakabeeratan illa AAalaallatheena hada Allahu wama kanaAllahu liyudeeAAa eemanakum inna Allahabialnnasi laraoofun raheemun
Thus, have We made of you an Ummat justly balanced, that ye might be witnesses over the nations, and the Messenger a witness over yourselves; and We appointed the Qibla to which thou wast used, only to test those who followed the Messenger from those who would turn on their heels (From the Faith). Indeed it was (A change) momentous, except to those guided by Allah. And never would Allah Make your faith of no effect. For Allah is to all people Most surely full of kindness, Most Merciful.
13.Qad nara taqalluba wajhika fee alssama-ifalanuwalliyannaka qiblatan tardaha fawalli wajhakashatra almasjidi alharami wahaythu makuntum fawalloo wujoohakum shatrahu wa-inna allatheenaootoo alkitaba layaAAlamoona annahu alhaqqu minrabbihim wama Allahu bighafilin AAammayaAAmaloona
We see the turning of thy face (for guidance to the heavens now Shall We turn thee to a Qibla that shall please thee. Turn then Thy face in the direction of the sacred Mosque Wherever ye are, turn your faces in that direction. The people of the Book know well that that is the truth from their Lord. Nor is Allah unmindful of what they do.
14.Wala-in atayta allatheena ootooalkitaba bikulli ayatin ma tabiAAooqiblataka wama anta bitabiAAin qiblatahum wamabaAAduhum bitabiAAin qiblata baAAdinwala-ini ittabaAAta ahwaahum min baAAdi ma jaakamina alAAilmi innaka ithan lamina alththalimeena
Even if thou wert to bring to the people of the Book all the Signs (together), they would not follow Thy Qibla; nor art thou going to follow their Qibla; nor indeed will they follow each other's Qibla. If thou after the knowledge hath reached thee, Wert to follow their (vain) desires,-then wert thou Indeed (clearly) in the wrong.
15.Laysa albirra an tuwalloo wujoohakum qibalaalmashriqi waalmaghribi walakinna albirra man amanabiAllahi waalyawmi al-akhiri waalmala-ikatiwaalkitabi waalnnabiyyeena waataalmala AAala hubbihi thawee alqurbawaalyatama waalmasakeena waibnaalssabeeli waalssa-ileena wafee alrriqabiwaaqama alssalata waataalzzakata waalmoofoona biAAahdihim ithaAAahadoo waalssabireena fee alba/sa-iwaalddarra-i waheena alba/si ola-ikaallatheena sadaqoo waola-ika humualmuttaqoona
It is not righteousness that ye turn your faces Towards east or West; but it is righteousness- to believe in Allah and the Last Day, and the Angels, and the Book, and the Messengers; to spend of your substance, out of love for Him, for your kin, for orphans, for the needy, for the wayfarer, for those who ask, and for the ransom of slaves; to be steadfast in prayer, and practice regular charity; to fulfil the contracts which ye have made; and to be firm and patient, in pain (or suffering) and adversity, and throughout all periods of panic. Such are the people of truth, the Allah-fearing.
16.Ya ayyuha allatheena amanookutiba AAalaykumu alssiyamu kamakutiba AAala allatheena min qablikum laAAallakumtattaqoona
O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that ye may (learn) self-restraint,-
17.Laysa AAalaykum junahun an tabtaghoofadlan min rabbikum fa-itha afadtum minAAarafatin faothkuroo Allaha AAindaalmashAAari alharami waothkuroohu kamahadakum wa-in kuntum min qablihi lamina alddalleena
It is no crime in you if ye seek of the bounty of your Lord (during pilgrimage). Then when ye pour down from (Mount) Arafat, celebrate the praises of Allah at the Sacred Monument, and celebrate His praises as He has directed you, even though, before this, ye went astray.
18.Am hasibtum an tadkhuloo aljannatawalamma ya/tikum mathalu allatheena khalaw minqablikum massat-humu alba/sao waalddarraowazulziloo hatta yaqoola alrrasoolu waallatheenaamanoo maAAahu mata nasru Allahi alainna nasra Allahi qareebun
Or do ye think that ye shall enter the Garden (of bliss) without such (trials) as came to those who passed away before you? they encountered suffering and adversity, and were so shaken in spirit that even the Messenger and those of faith who were with him cried "When (will come) the help of Allah?" Ah! Verily, the help of Allah is (always) near!
19.Wa-in tallaqtumoohunna min qabli antamassoohunna waqad faradtum lahunna fareedatanfanisfu ma faradtum illa an yaAAfoonaaw yaAAfuwa allathee biyadihi AAuqdatu alnnikahiwaan taAAfoo aqrabu lilttaqwa wala tansawooalfadla baynakum inna Allaha bimataAAmaloona baseerun
And if ye divorce them before consummation, but after the fixation of a dower for them, then the half of the dower (Is due to them), unless they remit it or (the man's half) is remitted by him in whose hands is the marriage tie; and the remission (of the man's half) is the nearest to righteousness. And do not forget Liberality between yourselves. For Allah sees well all that ye do.
20.Ya ayyuha allatheena amanooanfiqoo mimma razaqnakum min qabli an ya/tiyayawmun la bayAAun feehi wala khullatun walashafaAAatun waalkafiroona humu alththalimoona
O ye who believe! Spend out of (the bounties) We have provided for you, before the Day comes when no bargaining (Will avail), nor friendship nor intercession. Those who reject Faith they are the wrong-doers.
21.La yukallifu Allahu nafsanilla wusAAaha laha ma kasabatwaAAalayha ma iktasabat rabbana latu-akhithna in naseena aw akhta/narabbana wala tahmil AAalayna isrankama hamaltahu AAala allatheena minqablina rabbana wala tuhammilnama la taqata lana bihi waoAAfuAAanna waighfir lana wairhamnaanta mawlana faonsurna AAalaalqawmi alkafireena
On no soul doth Allah Place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns. (Pray) "Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; our Lord! Lay not on us a burden Like that which Thou didst lay on those before us; Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Blot out our sins, and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. Thou art our Protector; Help us against those who stand against faith."
22.Min qablu hudan lilnnasiwaanzala alfurqana inna allatheena kafaroo bi-ayatiAllahi lahum AAathabun shadeedun waAllahuAAazeezun thoo intiqamin
Then those who reject Faith in the Signs of Allah will suffer the severest penalty, and Allah is Exalted in Might, Lord of Retribution.
23.Kada/bi ali firAAawna waallatheenamin qablihim kaththaboo bi-ayatinafaakhathahumu Allahu bithunoobihim waAllahushadeedu alAAiqabi
(Their plight will be) no better than that of the people of Pharaoh, and their predecessors They denied our Signs, and Allah called them to account for their sins. For Allah is strict in punishment.
24.Ith qalati imraatu AAimranarabbi innee nathartu laka ma fee batnee muharraranfataqabbal minnee innaka anta alssameeAAu alAAaleemu
Behold! a woman of 'Imran said "O my Lord! I do dedicate unto Thee what is in my womb for Thy special service So accept this of me For Thou hearest and knowest all things."
25.Fataqabbalaha rabbuhabiqaboolin hasanin waanbataha nabatan hasananwakaffalaha zakariyya kullama dakhalaAAalayha zakariyya almihraba wajadaAAindaha rizqan qala ya maryamu annalaki hatha qalat huwa min AAindi Allahi innaAllaha yarzuqu man yashao bighayri hisabin
Right graciously did her Lord accept her He made her grow in purity and beauty To the care of Zakariya was she assigned. Every time that he entered (Her) chamber to see her, He found her supplied with sustenance. He said "O Mary! Whence (comes) this to you?" She said "From Allah for Allah Provides sustenance to whom He pleases without measure."
26.Waman yabtaghi ghayra al-islamideenan falan yuqbala minhu wahuwa fee al-akhirati minaalkhasireena
If anyone desires a religion other than Islam (submission to Allah), never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter He will be in the ranks of those who have lost (All spiritual good).
27.Inna allatheena kafaroo baAAda eemanihimthumma izdadoo kufran lan tuqbala tawbatuhum waola-ikahumu alddalloona
But those who reject Faith after they accepted it, and then go on adding to their defiance of Faith,- never will their repentance be accepted; for they are those who have (of set purpose) gone astray.
28.Inna allatheena kafaroo wamatoowahum kuffarun falan yuqbala min ahadihim miloal-ardi thahaban walawi iftada bihi ola-ikalahum AAathabun aleemun wama lahum min nasireena
As to those who reject Faith, and die rejecting,- never would be accepted from any such as much gold as the earth contains, though they should offer it for ransom. For such is (in store) a penalty grievous, and they will find no helpers.
29.Kullu alttaAAami kanahillan libanee isra-eela illa ma harramaisra-eelu AAala nafsihi min qabli an tunazzala alttawratuqul fa/too bialttawrati faotlooha inkuntum sadiqeena
All food was lawful to the Children of Israel, except what Israel Made unlawful for itself, before the Law (of Moses) was revealed. Say "Bring ye the Law and study it, if ye be men of truth."
30.Qad khalat min qablikum sunanun faseeroofee al-ardi faonthuroo kayfa kanaAAaqibatu almukaththibeena
Many were the Ways of Life that have passed away before you travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those who rejected Truth.
Please note there is however a few other words mistranslated here and there are various topics on free minds explaining those .
Gods Blessings.
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Salaam,
As I understand it Qibla is the place you go to focus on communion with God and could as well be your own house if it serves you well and gives you inspiration and relaxation.
God bless you
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& & and my understanding
as per 2145
qibla means direction
people of the book has qibla of aiyats of there lord
sunni has qibla sunnat system
shia has qibla of ali
chirstains have qibla of jesus and there holy books
jews have qibla and there book
hindus have qibla of different rabbs
every religion have there own qibla but they will not change it unless they believe in allah
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Peace,
So how does this understanding fit in with pilgrimage, once in a lifetime?
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peace
The foolish among the people will say, "What has turned them away from their qiblah, which they used to face?" Say, "To Allah belongs the east and the west. He guides whom He wills to a straight path." 2144
The foolish among the people will say, "What has made these MUSLIMS TO understand that this verse is a SALAT VERSE and a command to face the NOT MENTIONED KAABA in their prayers and consider KAABA as this their qiblah, which they NEVER used to face?" Say, "it is the COURTESY of the BUKHARI and CO. to whom belongs the worse and the worst. They astray the Muslims whom they will and lead them to JAHANNAM 2142
Thanks
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Peace wasi.
Explain these verses;
2-1252-158
2-189
2-196-198
2-200-203
3-96-97
5-1-2
5-94-95
9-2
9-36-37
22-26-29
22-33
22-36
Peace to you
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hmm
612 O you who believe, why do you say what you do not do?
613 It is most despicable with God that you would say what you do not dohmm
not even a single aiyat of quran MATCHES with that hajj which is there in saudi arabia ....i think we need to define each and where word
from the quran on this topic ...if i know the answers then defentily i will put inshallah hope for the best in future ...thanks for mentioning all the aiyats on hajj topic ...i will work on it ....what basically AL BAITAA means
if its a house then there should be a washroom , cooking place and big room for the people to come under security -
Peace wasi.
I did not say anything,apart from asking you to explain the verses from qoran!
Why did you mention 61-2 and 61-3?
Also you said " bayt"is a house, what is "Bayt Alharam"?
Peace to you.
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Peace be with thee,
The old Qiblah was a place universally known as 'Jerusalem' (which I suspect was located in Pharisees/Fars in present day Iran). People made pilgrimage to this site as the temple was a religious center of spirituality. During Muhammad God changed this to this place al-Masjeed al-haram which I think was a different site located on the Arabian Peninsula but not necessarily the place in the Mecca these idol worshipers visit today.
However, I am not completely sure that it is not the proper location of it. The current building called the Kabaa is not the original shape and it was more formed like a cathedral and not like a cube a few hundred years ago. You can see the remnants of the old wall at one side of the Kabaa but this was changed in the 1600s I think when the walls fell apart due to weather and wind had damaged the foundation over the years. Obviously the idolatry has worsened over the years too although I think the idolatry almost immediately returned there as Muhammad had died. I think the black fabric that is on top of the building was added when the building took its cubic shape.
Religious fundamentalists are prone to twist the practice of their religion, but they tend to be conservative regarding some elements such as not change their sites of worship. I still think that today's Mecca is the site where Muhammad had his followers and revealed and preached the Quran. It was, as I can understand it, a place where idolatry had taken over completely, but the Arabian Peninsula is not unknown to Paganism as the original people who lived there practiced idolatry pretty intensively. When Musa's people went out of Mesr (Egypt) they encountered people who worshiped statues and such things and it was very commonplace in this region.
In my theories they continued past this and went on to the Ghaliee/Khaliyee (Iranian Khaliyee Fars). Later they erected the temple building at the location called Persepolis today, which just as Mecca later turned into a place of idolatry and they had fire altars in high places with incense and that kind of stuff, just like according to the Old Testament and Zoroastrianism. Despite all that God did for the people of Israel most of them obviously were disbelievers just like people today. God actually did very incredible things for 'bani Israel' which they did not believe in. I suppose their superstition and preconception prevented them from believing (also just like today).
But as to the word Qiblah itself I understand it to mean focal point, but not in the traditional meaning of a direction to pray towards an object (such as the Kabaa) but a place a spiritual importance. A place you went to because it had such spiritual depth that people could get inspired. Obviously you cannot really use the Kabaa for this purpose as of today due to the bad aura it has because of all the souls that practice idolatry there now. It either needs to be cleansed or moved. Now it is polluted filled with impurity. People did not follow the most important guidelines spelled out in Quran "Be mindful of me and purify yourselves".
As I understand it the world can have different Qibahs depending on community as the temple in Jerusalem was that community's Qiblah. God told the followers of Muhammad that they could use the site in Mecca as their Qiblah and it did not matter if the people in Jerusalem did not accept this. The point is that if some place brings spirituality to a community and the right spirituality (monotheism and purity) then it can be used as a Qiblah. Perhaps the purified Mecca was better from an purification point of view that it was better to go to Mecca for their Qiblah during this time. After all it seems like Muhammad evicted the idol worshipers from this site during his lifetime just as Isa (Jesus?) had kicked out the fraudulent people from the Temple (in Jerusalem) when he lived.
But if there arose another community and perhaps another Messenger that followed monotheism then they might get their own Qiblah, who knows? Mecca is a useless Qiblah in its present state without purification. If you are a strict monotheist you will feel uneasy about the Kabaa there. Just looking at footage from Mecca on TV makes me feel uneasy with this psychedelic black cube.
God bless you
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Qibla
Qibla is that Entity, your Soul, wherein is your RUH, breathed into you by Allah at birth exists and that which directs your works in the direction, the Only Direction that shall take you towards fulfilment of all good that you are Blessed with by the Grace of All-Knowing, Almighty.
The following should suffice as to know what Qibla shall mean in real time
If you enter a dense forest for an expedition, you take a Guide with you. You have to be all ears and eyes to that Guide and he is your sole direction, though you move forward with your eyes directed towards the front as you move on.
