What direction did Muslims pray in Pakistan?

Answer 1

Praying, per Islam, has two meanings:

• requesting Allah and asking Him for forgiveness, blessings, support, leading you to His right path, saving you from Hell fire, rewarding you by accepting you in His Paradise, saving you from any evil, forgiving your family and parents and rewarding them, blessing all Muslims and believers by his mercy and forgiveness, ... etc. The other meaning is:
• the ritual worship praying that is called in Arabic Salah or Salat.

During the ritual worship praying (Salah or Salat) Muslims are required to face the direction of Kaba (surrounded by Al-Masjid al-Haram), Mecca (or Makkah), or the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; depending on how far he is from Kaba (in Mecca in the current country of Saudi Arabia). This direction of praying is called qiblah in Arabic and is determined per Allah (God in English) command in Quran.

Quran says:

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Meaning English translation:

{ We have certainly seen the turning of your face, [O Muhammad], toward the heaven, and We will surely turn you to a qiblah with which you will be pleased. So turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Haram (Kaba). And wherever you [believers] are, turn your faces toward it [in prayer]. Indeed, those who have been given the Scripture well know that it is the truth from their Lord. And Allah is not unaware of what they do. (144)}

[Quran, chapter 2, Surat Al-Baqara, verse 144]

Answer 2

Prayer is to be done facing the Qibla, i.e., the direction of Mecca.

Qibla, Qiblah or Kiblah is an Arabic word for the direction that should be faced when a Muslim prays during Salah. Most mosques contain a niche in a wall that indicates the qiblah.

Muslims face Mecca in prayer, the direction is dependant on where in the world you are.

To be specific, a Muslim is trying to pray towards the Ka'bah (the black box) inside the Mosque in Mecca which is one of the holiest places in Islam.

Allah ( in Arabic) for God ( English)

Answer 3

When all Muslims pray in the direction facing Mecca, they are specifically praying towards the Kaaba in Mecca, Islam's holiest place. So Muslims in Mecca pray in the direction facing the Kaaba, and pray around it in concentric circles.

Answer 4

Praying, per Islam, has two meanings:

• requesting Allah and asking Him for forgiveness, blessings, support, leading you to His right path, saving you from Hell fire, rewarding you by accepting you in His Paradise, saving you from any evil, forgiving your family and parents and rewarding them, blessing all Muslims and believers by his mercy and forgiveness, ... etc. The other meaning is:
• the ritual worship praying that is called in Arabic Salah or Salat.

During the ritual worship praying (Salah or Salat) Muslims are required to face the direction of Kaba (surrounded by Al-Masjid al-Haram), Mecca (or Makkah), or the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; depending on how far he is from Kaba (in Mecca in the current country of Saudi Arabia). This direction of praying is called qiblah in Arabic and is determined per Allah (God in English) command in Quran.

Quran says:

قَدْ نَرَىٰ تَقَلُّبَ وَجْهِكَ فِي السَّمَاءِ ۖ فَلَنُوَلِّيَنَّكَ قِبْلَةً تَرْضَاهَا ۚ فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ ۚ وَحَيْثُ مَا كُنتُمْ فَوَلُّوا وُجُوهَكُمْ شَطْرَهُ ۗ وَإِنَّ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ لَيَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ ۗ وَمَا اللَّـهُ بِغَافِلٍ عَمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿١٤٤﴾

Meaning English translation:

{ We have certainly seen the turning of your face, [O Muhammad], toward the heaven, and We will surely turn you to a qiblah with which you will be pleased. So turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Haram (Kaba). And wherever you [believers] are, turn your faces toward it [in prayer]. Indeed, those who have been given the Scripture well know that it is the truth from their Lord. And Allah is not unaware of what they do. (144)}

[Quran, chapter 2, Surat Al-Baqara, verse 144]

Answer 5

The name of the direction Muslims face when they pray at Mecca is called the "Qibla".

Answer 6

Muslims pray in the direction towards the Kabaa in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

Answer 7

The Muslims keep their faces towards holy Ka'aba situated in Makka Saudi Arabia. As Ka'aba is to the west of Pakistan, the Muslims face the west direction.