different between qibla vs mihrab
qibla
English
Alternative forms
- qiblah
Etymology
From Arabic ???????? (qibla, “which is opposite”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?bl?/, IPA(key): /?qibla/ (as Arabic)
Noun
qibla (countable and uncountable, plural qiblas)
- (Islam) The direction in which Muslims face while praying, currently determined as the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca.
- 1990, Michael E. Bonine, Sacred Direction and City Structure, Oleg Grabar (editor), Muqarnas: An Annual on Islamic Art and Architecture, Volume 7, page 68,
- The other mosques' qiblas are also in the 150°'s range, except for the Andalusian Mosque which has a qibla of 148° (table 7, fig. 17).
- 1999, David A. King, World Maps for Finding the Direction and Distance of Mecca, page 56,
- Muslim astronomers from the 8th century onwards concerned themselves with the determination of the qibla as a problem of mathematical geography.
- 2002, Andrew Petersen, Dictionary of Islamic Architecture, page 218,
- The original portico was on the west side (i.e. at right angles to the qibla) and consisted of three bays resting on two marble columns.
- 1990, Michael E. Bonine, Sacred Direction and City Structure, Oleg Grabar (editor), Muqarnas: An Annual on Islamic Art and Architecture, Volume 7, page 68,
Usage notes
Inside a mosque, the qibla is indicated by the location of the mihrab and the orientation of the prayer wall. The qibla (as determined at the time of construction) is therefore reflected in the construction of the building. For this reason, and especially in the case of historical buildings, the mosque itself is sometimes said to have a qibla (or qibla direction), possibly different from the independently calculated direction or from that of other nearby mosques.
Synonyms
- (direction in which Muslims pray): qibla direction
Derived terms
- qibla compass
Related terms
- ghibli
Translations
See also
- mihrab
- salat
Anagrams
- Iqbal
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic ??????? (qibla, “direction of prayer towards Mekka”). The geographically peculiar use for “south” is also found in some dialects of Maghrebi Arabic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??b.la/
Noun
qibla f
- (archaic or obsolete) south
- Synonym: nofsinhar
Coordinate terms
- (compass points) punti tal-kumpass;
qibla From the web:
- what qibla means
- what's qibla direction
- qibla meaning in english
- what qibla wall
- qibla what language
- what is qibla class 7
- what is qibla e awwal
- what is qibla direction in pakistan
mihrab
English
Etymology
Arabic ????????? (mi?r?b)
Noun
mihrab (plural mihrabs)
- (Islam) a niche in a mosque that indicates the qibla (direction of Mecca), and into which the imam prays
- (Islam) a design in a Muslim prayer mat with the same function
References
Anagrams
- Brahim, Brahmi
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic ????????? (mi?r?b).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi?rab/
- Hyphenation: mih?ràb
Noun
mihrab m (invariable)
- (Islam) mihrab
References
- mihrab in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Romanian
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish ?????? (mihrab), from Arabic ????????? (mi?r?b).
Noun
mihrab n (uncountable)
- (Islam) mihrab
Declension
mihrab From the web:
- mihrab meaning
- mihrab what language
- what is mihrab in islam
- what does mihrab mean in islam
- what is mihrab prayer niche
- what is mihrab ks2
- what did mihrab look like
- what does mihrab mean in history
you may also like
- qibla vs mihrab
- terms vs kiblah
- qiblah vs kiblah
- kiblah vs kiblas
- keblah vs kiblah
- madina vs maka
- aeronomic vs aeronomical
- acronomic vs aeronomic
- culture vs agriology
- savage vs agriology
- illiterate vs agriology
- primitive vs agriology
- terms vs podical
- pudical vs podical
- podical vs nodical
- terms vs nodical
- grins vs grigs
- grins vs agrins
- grips vs grins
- grins vs gains