QuizTime(21): Which Surah of the Qur’an contains orders for the change of Qiblah (direction to face while praying)?

 

QuizTime(21): Which Surah of the Qur’an contains orders for the change of Qiblah (direction to face while praying)?

 

 

Ans: Surah Al-Baqarah Ch 2.

"Then after that Allaah commanded him to face the direction of the Kabah (the Sacred House), in the aayah (interpretation of the meaning): so turn your face in the direction of al-Masjid al-Haraam (at Makkah). And wheresoever you people are, turn your faces (in prayer) in that direction [al-Baqarah 2:144]."

When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) came from Makkah to Madeenah, he used to face Bayt al-Maqdis when he prayed, and that remained the case for sixteen or seventeen months, as is proven in the two Saheehs (al-Bukhaari and Muslim), in the hadeeth of al-Baraa ibn Aazib (may Allaah be pleased with him and his father), who said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) prayed towards Bayt al-Maqdis for sixteen or seventeen months, and he was hoping that the Qiblah would be towards the House (i.e., the Kabah)

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By Mohammed Asif Ali. #MohammedAsifAli



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