How do you find qibla

HalalTrip app offers Qibla direction compass for mobile with three types of Qibla direction finders - Dynamic, Static, and Map. Make sure to have your internet connection and location services enabled for accuracy and always ensure you are away from other electrical and electronic devices. Enable the location detection, click on the "Dynamic" tab, and place the phone on a flat surface.

The Online compass may not be accurate when used inside buildings, such as hotel rooms due to other magnetic interfaces. You can use this feature if you know the direction of north. To use this feature, enable location detection, click on the "Static" tab, and place the phone on a flat surface.

The device will show the Qiblah direction from "North". This is the most accurate way to find the Qibla direction, especially inside buildings. This presumes that you are equidistant from the Kaabah no matter if you face east, west, north or south!

Just go to the address g. The Qibla is the direction that Muslims face when they are praying. If you are west of Makkah, you should pray facing the east. In the US for example, the direction is South-East. Qiblah, also spelled qibla or kiblah, the direction of the sacred shrine of the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, toward which Muslims turn five times each day when performing the salat daily ritual prayer.

All mosques are supposed to be designed to be oriented towards the qibla. From ISS, orbiting miles above the surface of the Earth, the qibla an Arabic word meaning the direction a Muslim should pray toward Mecca changes from second to second.

Turn towards the direction to Makkah for your location. Method 5. Use advanced technology. There are over a dozen different iPhone or iPad free apps look like Athan Pro or Qibla that will use the built-in GPS and compass to point in exactly the correct direction no matter where in the world you are.

The internet has sites that will calculate the direction that is shortest distance to al Qiblah. No, the sun rises in the east. The direction of the Qibla varies depending on your location.

Not Helpful 36 Helpful Laith M. Use a mobile app to locate Qibla at your area. Not Helpful 22 Helpful Not Helpful 20 Helpful Do you advise me to face any direction after failing to figure out the true direction?

You create your own destiny, there is is always left or right, but you do whatever you think is the best for your heart and for you. It may sound cliche, but it is true. Not Helpful 50 Helpful You can just download a Qibla app on your phone, or you can pray where you like, it's nothing to worry about you are doing it for God, it's okay. Not Helpful 16 Helpful From India, Mecca is in west, so find west direction.

The direction in which the Sun sets. Not Helpful 23 Helpful Match the time of day with the position of the sun in the sky the sun rises from the east and sets in the west. Based on this, figure out where southeast is, as this is the direction of the Qibla in England. If you find out you are wrong within the Salah, move smoothly within the Salah. If afterwards you find out the direction you were facing was not Qibla, don't worry, you dont have to repeat your prayer.

Not Helpful 9 Helpful Use a mobile app to locate Qibla in your area. You can use an application for smartphones to find Qibla easily. Not Helpful 7 Helpful If you are in Canada, turn so you stand between North and East and then turn slightly more to the east.

If you are in America, it is the same except slightly less to the East. Not Helpful 5 Helpful 6. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. Helpful 1 Not Helpful 2. If traveling to an unfamiliar location or someplace outdoors, try to note your location beforehand, then use one of the aforementioned techniques to find the correct direction to Makkah. Helpful 1 Not Helpful 0. If you have a PDA, there are some free Islamic software applications that can show you the Qibla during day or at night, based on your location.

Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0. Prayer mats are available that contain a compass to help locate the Qibla. Helpful 0 Not Helpful 2. You can use a service such as QiblaFinder to locate where the qibla is from different places around the world.

You can attend a local mosque, which will face toward the Qibla or have lines on the ground showing you where to stand.

A Muslim is required to make his "best estimate" of qibla in case he is not sure.