
The mosque where the qiblah changed from Jerusalem to the sacred Kaʿbah.
30-02-1448 صَفَر 1448هـ · 13-08-2026
Umm al-Qura method · {Asia/Riyadh}
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﴿قَدْ نَرَىٰ تَقَلُّبَ وَجْهِكَ فِي السَّمَاءِ ۖ فَلَنُوَلِّيَنَّكَ قِبْلَةً تَرْضَاهَا ۚ فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ ۚ وَحَيْثُ مَا كُنتُمْ فَوَلُّوا وُجُوهَكُمْ شَطْرَهُ﴾«فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ … فَاسْتَدَارَ الْقَوْمُ كَهَيْئَتِهِمْ نَحْوَ الْقِبْلَةِ.»While people were at Quba praying Fajr, a messenger came and said: 'A revelation came to the Prophet ﷺ tonight; he has been commanded to face the Kaʿbah, so face it.' Their faces had been toward Syria; they turned toward the Kaʿbah.
Prophetic ﷺ practices to revive here — a simple checklist for when you're standing in the place itself.
Here Muslims pivoted from the first qiblah to the Kaʿbah mid-prayer. Reflect on their immediate submission and eagerness to obey.
A gentle reminder — Islamic adab at these places.
Do not face the old qiblah for show. The Sunnah is to pray toward the Kaʿbah.
3 short questions to deepen what you've learned — no scores, just growing your Sira knowledge.