When Muslims pray they must face Mecca, where is it?
2007-09-23 17:26:56 · 8 answers · asked by LondonLou 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is in the western part of Saudi Arabia. Close to the Red sea.
2007-09-23 17:30:54 · answer #1 · answered by Ahmed A 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
MECCA IS A CITY IN SAUDI ARABIA.This is where the holy mosque and the Kaaba are located.Muslims around the world face mecca when they pray so that we can all be united.
2007-09-23 17:32:49 · answer #2 · answered by nervous 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
MECCA is in saudi arab
Kaaba is the Qibla i.e. the direction Muslims face during their prayers. It is important to note that though Muslims face the Kaaba during prayers, they do not worship the Kaaba. Muslims worship and bow to none but Allah.
It is mentioned in Surah Baqarah:
"We see the turning of thy face (for guidance) to the heavens: now shall We turn thee to a Qiblah that shall please thee. Turn then thy face in the direction of the Sacred Mosque: wherever ye are, turn your faces in that direction."
[Al-Qur’an 2:144]
1. Islam believes in fostering unity
For instance, if Muslims want to offer Salaah (Prayer), it is possible that some may wish to face north, while some may wish to face south. In order to unite Muslims in their worship of the One True God, Muslims, wherever they may be, are asked to face in only one direction i.e. towards the Kaaba. If some Muslims live towards the west of the Kaaba they face the east. Similarly if they live towards the east of the Kaaba they face the west.
2. Kaaba is at the Centre of the World Map
The Muslims were the first people to draw the map of the world. They drew the map with the south facing upwards and north downwards. The Kaaba was at the centre. Later, western cartographers drew the map upside down with the north facing upwards and south downwards. Yet, Alhamdullilah the Kaaba is at the centre of the world map.
3. Tawaaf around Kaaba for indicating one God
When the Muslims go to Masjid-e-Haram in Makkah, they perform tawaaf or circumambulation round the Kaaba. This act symbolizes the belief and worship of One God, since, just as every circle has one centre, so also there is only one Allah (swt) worthy of worship.
2007-09-23 17:36:23 · answer #3 · answered by Haroon 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The site where it says in the Bible GOD sent down an angel and gave a miraculous spring of water for the baby Ishmael and his mother.
Mecca contains the miraculous water well, the first house built to worship one God and it is located in present day Saudi Arabia.
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2007-09-23 17:31:18 · answer #4 · answered by kloneme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saudi Arabia...the center of the Islamic World. Depends where you are, I just looked at my globe: if you are inside the U.S. pray to East. it is closer than if you face West.
2007-09-23 17:34:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's in Saudi Arabia.
2007-09-23 17:31:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a well-known Bingo hall in the city, south of here.
2007-09-23 17:34:12 · answer #7 · answered by cheir 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
To the West....
2007-09-23 17:33:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋