How can we pray facing the qibla since the Earth is spherical?
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Peace,
I'm sorry if this question is one of the silliest questions.
First of all, do we really have to face the qibla during salat while establishing salat at somewhere ?
The Earth is spherical so how can the people from all over the world face the qibla?
I don't intend to create joke but I'm really serious and curious.
P/S I'm still confused either the qibla is in Mecca or Jerusalem. '(
Regards,
Yuliana -
Peace Yuliana
Why you create the new thread while the past thread already talking about this?? -X
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Peace Earthdom,
I was asking about the spherical Earth. How can we focus on a point on the Earth from long distance especially the point that we want to face is 180 degree away?
Can someone explain using Mathematical and Scientific knowledge?
Regards.
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Peace Yuliana
You may read this thread http//free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=9604430.0
There is nothing such like qiblah salah in the Quran.The word qiblah was mentioned in many verses in the QUran, but none of them referring to prayer's focal point.
So you may facing west, east, north whatever you want (read 2115 & 2177)
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Peace Earthdom,
Thanks.
Tbh since a few days I feel that the focal point or qibla of salat is absurd because the Earth is spherical.
I have just done reading Wakas' latest post.
Regards,
Yuliana -
Peace Earthdom,
Thanks.
Tbh since a few days I feel that the focal point or qibla of salat is absurd because the Earth is spherical.
I have just done reading Wakas' latest post.
Regards,
YulianaI like the initial question very much! (although I have no answer to it)
I consider Jerusalem the spiritual focal point of the earth, it's been it long time even before the Hebrews!
But then, there are many spherical spiritual points all over the place -
Peace
Spiritual focal point is very simple and has always been present from day 0. It has happened right in front of your eyes. People try to kill you. Other people with higher spiritual focus, are defending you in real time from these evil persons. Do you see these people? They work far behind. They carry themselves through the breath, the Ruh, the unified connection to the Divine. The full fury and vengeance of whom is fully available to those persons connected through these conduits.
Without these persons executing their actions on Earth, you would be in chains today, abased and humiliated. Many are so still, in North Korea and many hidden places on the Earth, but God is seeing and able to recompense those who earn evil the fullest recompense. These are people like yourself and myself, people just like ourselves, with hands and feet and eyes and lips and a heart. But their FOCUS....
Are you sincere?
If you pledge allegiance to your Creator,
to cultivate FOCUSThen there are some words I may point you in the direction of Samadhi, Wu Wei.
If you are so willing in your pursuit of knowledge to release the conditions upon your mind, to release the ideas of "I do not know enough to be sure" or "I am too weak to explore this direction" or "I cannot comprehend", then it is manifestly clear that cultivation of FOCUS, namely, FOCAL POINT, is a real time action.
I would advise considering foresight, patience, determination.
Manifestation.
This is all FOCUS. What are you focusing on? What are you feeding your energy to? Remember, death is consuming you moment by moment. Who are you dying for? Explore your actions. Explore your limitations. "I must get up in the morning to get on the train to go to work" - An entire fiction. Who placed that in your mind? I promise you that The Supreme did not ask you to answer to mere mortals in his place. The Supreme appointed you as a manifest witness to observe, to direct, to manifest the truth. Focus then should be readily apparent to those who seek.
I am far beyond the point of asking questions about the quran or regarding HOW to execute salaa and zakaa. All these questions are nothing to me. I meditate from morning to evening now. In fact I have quit my day job, to do this.
If meditation is the freeing the mind, of all illusions
Then what is something which stands in its way, but delusion?
You may argue this point but you shall have to humble yourself before the Supreme, and know that the Supreme has won and the Supreme cannot be questioned but you shall be raised and questioned.God guides people to a focal point as God pleases. The singular focal point if you consider Abraham and the Elect is that God purifies the mind via directing it upon the hereafter. When a mind is consistently focused on the hereafter then focus will come readily in line.
Focus arises from breathing and sense of Self. Focus is cultivated exclusively by meditation. Whatever stands in the way of your meditation, is what clouds your Focus. Release the fetters. And know, that WE STAND. Our feet rest on truth. Our physical feet which shall decay, rest on permanent abiding truth. This is the real time action of the universe. You are not merely walking on the Earth. You are walking on the story that is being written. The ground will crumble beneath your feet if the story crumbles.
Who then rests their foundation on a ground that crumbles? Look no further than the Supreme, the Pure, in regards to what you shall direct your focus to. I have pointed out the words Samadhi, Wu Wei (Effortless Action), Kundalini. These are concepts you can explore and activate within your Self and truly experience THE reality God has created for You, your power herein is limitless. Release the fetters and fly like the birds.
peace