Muslims face Mecca during prayer, so where do Muslims living in Mecca face during prayer?

Answer 1

there's a big mosque, known as Haram Shareef in Makkah. inside that mosque is a black clothed big room, known as Ka'ba. the purpose is to face Ka'ba.

so:
people inside that mosque face that room.
people inside the city face that mosque.
people outside the city face Makkah.

Answer 2

Mecca is a city in which the Kaaba is. Muslims face towards the Kaaba while praying so even residents of Mecca face towards the Kaaba while praying.

Answer 3

Your statement is not so quite right.During praying all mus
lims around the world should face to Ka'ba(not to Mecca) in the middle of Mesjiddil Haram the biggest mosque in Mecca.Ka'ba is the symbol of unity in Islam and the centre of this earth.Muslims who are living in Mecca most of them make a prayer in the Mesjiddil Haram ,so they will automatically face to Ka'ba.But for muslims who live far from the Mesjiddil Haram they pray in the nearest mosque but they should face to the direction of Ka'ba.So if they live in the north of Ka'ba they should face to the south and muslims who live in the south of Ka'ba,they should face to the north in their praying ,because Ka'ba lies there..

Answer 4

They usually face the shrine custodial of the Black Stone called Ka'bba,people outside Mecca face Mecca,who are inside it face this shrine.
p.s.at the bebinning muslims used to face jerusalim,the Temple

Answer 5

Muslim pray once before the sun rises, once at noon, once at midday, once when the sun sets, and once at night. The prayer times vary depending on season and the rising and setting of the sun. Thus, pray times actually change daily. Also, Muslim only pray towards Mecca because that is where the Kabaa (the house of God built by the prophet Abraham) is located. Therefore, if you live in Mecca you pray which ever direction the Kabaa is located in relation to your home.

Answer 6

We face the Kabah which is in Makkah.

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]

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.

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.

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.

Hadith of Umar (may Allah be pleased with him)
Regarding the black stone, hajr-e-aswad, there is a hadith (tradition), attributed to the illustrious companion of the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh), Umar (may Allah be pleased with him).
According to Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2, book of Hajj, chapter 56, H.No. 675. Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I know that you are a stone and can neither benefit nor harm. Had I not seen the Prophet (pbuh) touching (and kissing) you, I would never have touched (and kissed) you".

People stood on Kaaba and gave the adhaan
At the time of the Prophet, people even stood on the Kaaba and gave the ‘adhaan’ or the call to prayer. One may ask those who allege that Muslims worship the Kaaba; which idol worshipper stands on the idol he worships?

Answer 7

uuuuuhmmm... how dumb are you to think they worship the city (mecca).
in the middle of the city which is also the middle of the world, there is a holy mosque and in the middle of the mosque is a place called the Kaaba and that's were every Muslim faces to pray all over the world......

not the city.. OK!

Answer 8

i am not too sure but i thought they faced the east or west when praying and thats what i thought mecca was.

Answer 9

I would imagine they face The Kaaba

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaaba

Answer 10

The sacred mosque.